Famous Historical Figures and Their Contributions

Who was the chief of many tribes, provided strong leadership to his people, and taught the settlers survival skills?

• Chief Powhatan

• Captain John Smith

• Pocahontas

• George Washington

Who provided strong leadership to the Jamestown settlers, initiated trading relationships between the English and the Powhatan, and emphasized agriculture for survival?

• Captain John Smith

• Chief Powhatan

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Who was the daughter of Powhatan and served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?

• Pocahontas

• Harriet Tubman

• James Lafayette

• George Mason

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and became known as the 'Father of the Country'?

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• John Brown

Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution' and kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Nat Turner

Who spoke out against taxation without representation by saying 'Give me liberty, or give me death.'?

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

Who was the French nobleman who volunteered his service during the American Revolutionary War?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• James Lafayette

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was an enslaved African American who served as a spy in the Continental Army and eventually won his freedom?

• James Lafayette

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown