Virginia Studies Who Am I

I was the first President of the United States.

• George Mason

• George Marshall

• George Washington

All of Virginia Indians are known as ____________ because of the forests.

• Powhatan

• Eastern Woodland Indians

• Black Feet

He initiated trading relationships with native peoples.

• John Stone

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

I provided political leadership by expressing reasons for colonial independence in the Declaration of Independence.

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

I was the leader of many Algonquian tribes.

• Pocahontas

• Powhatan

• John Smith

I was the Confederate General who played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run.

• General Ulysses Grant

• Stonewall Jackson

• Woodrow Wilson

I wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

I was the daughter of Powhatan and served as a contact between the native peoples and the English.

• Prudence

• Pocahontas

• Penelope

I led the Massive Resistance Movement against desegregation of public schools.

• Maggie L. Walker

• Harry Truman

• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

I was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis singles championship. I was an author and spokesperson for social change.

• Arthur Ashe

• Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

• L. Douglas Wilder