Virginia People Review

He was the first governor of Virginia to appoint more women and children to positions.

This governor of Virginia fled after the Battle of Great Bridge in the Revolutionary War.

He was a slave who spied for the patriots and got his freedom after the Revolutionary War.

He wrote the charters for the Virginia Company of London and wanted wealth and power.

She was the first African American woman to be a bank president.

He was the first African American state governor in the United States and in Virginia.

He is a former president who came up with a plan for world peace and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

He was known for the Pay As You Go policy and for Massive Resistance. 

He got his nickname "Stonewall" at the first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas).

He fought against taxation without representation. He said "Give me liberty, or give me death."

This military leader came up with an economic peace plan and got the Nobel Peace Prize.

He was the President of the Confederate States  of America during the Civil War.

He was a famous tennis champion who was also an author and eloquent spokesperson for change.

He said, "If you don't work, you don't eat." 

This group was the first group in America. They taught the colonists to plant corn and tobacco.

I rode a horse to warn Jefferson they were coming after him & other signers of the Declaration

She was a leader in the Underground Railroad. This was not about trains but freedom for slaves.

He led a raid on the armory at Harper's Ferry before the Civil War. He was captured and hanged.

He was the general of the Confederate Army. He surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, Va.

He was known for his work with the Brown vs Board of Education Supreme Court Case.

This group of people were brought here against their will starting in 1619.

He was the general who was too embarrassed to surrender to Washington so he sent his Major.

He is known as the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and Father of our Country.

He was the president of the union during the Civil War.

This chief was the leader of more than 30 tribes and helped colonists survive.

He is known as the Father of the Constitution and for his ability to compromise.

He was the Union General during the Civil War. Robert E. Lee surrendered to him at Appomattox.

He led a revolt against plantation owners before the Civil War. He was captured and hanged.

This group of people made Jamestown a more permanent settlement and established families.

He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights with freedoms in it like the press and religion.

He wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.

She was the daughter of Chief Powhatan. She married John Rolfe.