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Virginia Studies Famous Virginians
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This is a review of the famous Virginians in Virginia Studies
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Enslaved African American that served as a spy in the Revolutionary War and gained his freedom
Thomas Jefferson
James Lafayette
Nat Turner
John Brown
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Wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom.
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
George Mason
James Madison
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Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, defeated the Union at Fredricksburg, Va
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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Governor of Virginia that promoted racial equality by promoting African Americans and women
Oliver Hill
L. Douglas Wilder
A. Linwood Holton
Harry F. Byrd
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Kept detailed notes at the Constitutional convention. Known as the father of the Constitution.
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
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Commander of the Union Army in the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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First African American woman in the United States to become a bank president
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Maggie L. Walker
Coretta Scott King
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Spoke out against taxation without representation said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Jack Jouett
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Governor of Virginia known for the "Pay as You Go " policy for road improvement
A. Linwood Holton
Oliver Hill
Arthur Ashe
Harry F. Byrd Sr.
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Led a slave revolt
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
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20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace
George C. Marshall
A. Linwood Holton
Harry F. Byrd
Woodrow Wilson
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Explained the need for Colonial independence in the Declaration of independence
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Jack Jouett
Thomas Jefferson
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Created a secret route taken by escaped slaves known as the underground railroad
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
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First African American to win a major men's tennis championship.
A. Linwood Holton
Oliver W. Hill
Arthur Ashe
Douglas Wilder
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Led a raid on the United States Armory at Hapers Ferry, Virginia
Nat Turner
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
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Was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace
Linwood Holton
George C. Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Harry F. Byrd
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President during the Civil War, used the Union Navy to blockade southern ports
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
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A general known for his role in the First Battle of Bull Run
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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Rode on horseback to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him.
George Washington
Jack Jouett
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
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Provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Jack Jouett
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
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Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
George Mason
James Madison
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
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Was elected the first president of the United States and was known as the father of our country
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
George Washington
James Madison
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A lawyer that fought for Civil Rights. Known for his work in Brown v. Board of Education
A. Linwood Holton
Harry F. Byrd
Arthur Ashe
Oliver Hill
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First African American Governor, was governor of Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
L. Douglas Wilder
Oliver Hill
A. Linwood Holton
