VA Studies SOL Review: Who Am I?

I was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. I believed that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press. Who am I?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

I was an abolitionist. I'm famous for supporting the "Underground Railroad," a network of secret routes that enslaved African Americans used to escape slavery. Who am I?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

As Powhatan's daughter, I served as a contact between the English colonists and native peoples. In this way, I contributed to the survival of the Jamestown settlers. Who am I?

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

• Catherine the Great

• Cleopatra

I was a governor of Virginia during the twentieth century. In fact, I was the first African American to be elected a state governor in Virginia. Who am I?

• L. Douglas Wilder

• Tim Kaine

• Bob McDonnell

• Mark Warner

Who played an important role during the American Revolution by supplying troops, money, and ships to the Continental Army to help them defeat the British?

• the King of France

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

I was the first African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship. I was also an author and a spokesperson for social change. Who am I?

• Arthur Ashe

• Althea Gibson

• Serena Williams

• Venus Williams

I was a French nobleman who volunteered my service to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. I helped them earn their victory at Yorktown. Who am I?

• the Marquis de Lafayette

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

I was enslaved during the first part of my life. I served as a spy in the Continental Army during the war. Afterward, I successfully requested my freedom with the help of the Marquis de Lafayette. Who am I?

• James Lafayette

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

I served as a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. I earned my nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Battle of First Manassas) when I was seen standing strong and still like a stone wall. Who am I?

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas Jackson

• James Longstreet

• J.E.B. Stuart

I was an abolitionist who wanted to start a slave rebellion. Shortly before the Civil War, I led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry. Afterward, I was captured and hanged. Who am I?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Sojourner Truth