| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Eugene Field | Writer of Children's literature and poetry |
| George Washington Carver | born a slave in Diamond,MO. his important inventions and scientific research helped farmers all over the country |
| Ginger Rogers | was born in Independence.Went to Hollywood, Academy Award winner dancer & actress |
| Calamity Jane | born near Priceton, expert with rifle. Respected Frontierwoman in the late 1800's |
| Mark Twain | pen name of author Samuel Clemens |
| Scott Joplin | composer who helped create ragtime music |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | Wrote "Little House" books about her life on the prairie |
| Missourian | Person born in Missouri |
| Dred Scott | an enslaved African American who argued for his freedom before the supreme court |
| Thomas Hart Benton | Artist from Neosho |
| Walt Disney | cartoonist grew up in Marceline and Kansas City brought us many animated classics |
| Louis Jolliet | French explorer who sailed with Jacques Marquette through the Great Lakes and canoed down the Mississippi |
| European Explorers | People from Europe who traveled through Missouri & America to find out about it |
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