Social Studies Word Study - Documents and Dudes

Why was Oliver Hill, Sr. important? 

• He was a governor.
• He was a tennis player.
• He was a Civil Rights lawyer.

Why is Maggie L. Walker important?

• She was the 1st African-American governor.
• She was the 1st female bank president.
• She was a Civil Rights lawyer. 

Who was the governor known for the "pay-as-you-go" policy?

• Linwood Holton
• Harry F. Byrd, Sr. 
• Oliver Hill
• George C. Marshall

L. Douglas Wilder is famous for - 

• being the 1st African-American bank president
• creating a "pay-as-you-go" policy
• being the 1st African-American Governor in the US
• the "I have a dream" speech

Who led the Massive Resistance movement in VA?

• L. Douglas Wilder
• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
• Maggie Walker
• Arthur Ashe, Jr.

Arthur Ashe Jr. Was known for? 

• meeting the president in person
• winning a basketball championship
• winning a tennis championship
• winning a soccer championship

_____ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.

• Harriet Tubman
• Nat Turner
• John Brown

After ______ became President of the United States in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union.

• Abraham Lincoln
• James Monroe
• John Adams

The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major battle of the Civil War. _______ played a major role in this battle.

• Andrew Jackson

• John Brown

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated Union troops in a battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1862 was General ________.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee