Famous Historical Figures and Their Contributions

Who was the African American Union Spy during the Civil War?

• Mary Bowser

• Barbara Johns

• Oliver W. Hill Sr.

• L. Douglas Wilder

Who were the three enslaved men who refused to support the Confederate war effort and escaped to Fort Monroe?

• Shephed Mallory, Frank Baker, and James Townsend

• John Mercer Langston, Robert Smalls, and Harry F. Byrd Sr.

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

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Clara Barton, and Mary Bowser

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

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• George Mason

Who was an abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Pocahontas

• James Madison

• George Washington

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 led a revolt against slavery in Virginia?

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who led Massive Resistance Movement and was known for his "pay-as-you-go" policy?

• Harry F. Byrd Sr.

• Arthur R. Ashe Jr

• John Mercer Langston

• Robert Smalls

Who led a raid on the US Armory at Harper's Ferry?

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Who was an African American sailor and later Union Naval Captain?

• Robert Smalls

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• A. Linwood Holton Jr.

• L. Douglas Wilder

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