Important People in Virginia History

Who was the African American who joined the Continental Army and acted as a spy during the American Revolution?

• Crispus Attucks

• James Armistead (Lafayette)

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Nat Turner

Who granted charters to the Virginia Company of London to establish a settlement in North America?

• King of England

• King of Spain

• King of France

• Queen Elizabeth I

An African American leader from Virginia, who supported equal rights for women. Became the first African American woman to establish and become a bank president in the United States.

• Maggie L. Walker

• Barbara Johns

• Elizabeth Van Lew

• Mary Bowser

Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and was skilled at compromise?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who led a revolt against slavery in Virginia?

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Oliver Hill

• Nat Turner

Who was the first African American to win tennis singles championship and was also an author and eloquent spokesman for social change?

• L. Douglas Wilder
• Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
• Woodrow Wilson
• A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?

• Pocahontas

• Chief Powhatan

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

Who was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses? He spoke out about taxation without representation. He was known for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech.

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

• John Adams

• George Washington

Who was the French general who supported the American colonies during the war for Independence? He helped trained colonial troops and persuaded France to aid the colonies.

• James Lafayette

• Samuel Adams

• Marquis de Lafayette

• John Adams

Who was a Virginia governor who was the first African American to be elected as a state governor in the United States?

• L. Douglas Wilder
• A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
• Woodrow Wilson
• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.