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WorksheetsBlue Flashcards - VS Important People
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was a 20th century President who wrote a plan for peace?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Woody Woodpecker
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Andrew Jackson
2.
I was the General of the Union army. General Lee surrendered to me. Who am I? Ulysses S. (a)
3.
As an early explorer, I named the native peoples Indians because I thought I was in the Indies, near China. Who am I?
a)
Captain John Smith
b)
Dora
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Chief Powhatan
e)
Christopher Newport
4.
Because of its many forests, Virginia's Indians are also known as _________________________________.
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Eastern Woodland
c)
Eastern Shore
d)
Shady Pines
5.
The charters for the Virginia Company of London to the Jamestown settlement were granted by ________________.
a)
Private Donors
b)
Princess Peach
c)
King William & Queen Mary
d)
King James I of England
6.
I initiated trading relationships with the Native American peoples. Who am I?
a)
Captain John Rolfe
b)
Captain Kirk
c)
Captain John Smith
d)
Christopher Columbus
7.
I led a raid on the U.S. Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. Who am I?
a)
John Brown
b)
James Lafayette
c)
James Johns
d)
James Fallon
8.
I led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. Who am I?
a)
Paige Turner
b)
James Brown
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Nathanial Davidson
9.
In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the __________________.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Star Spangled Banner
d)
Screenplay for the Avengers
10.
I supported a secret route that took escaped enslaved African Americans to freedom. Who am I?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Indiana Jones
d)
Harriet Tubman
11.
I surveyed and explored the Dismal Swamp. Who am I?
a)
George Dismal
b)
George Washington
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
Pocahontas
12.
I was a Governor of Virginia who promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors did. Who am I?
a)
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
b)
Horton the Elephant
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Ralph Northam
13.
I was a lawyer and a civil rights leader who worked for equal rights for African Americans. I worked on the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Who am I?
a)
Olive the Other Reindeer
b)
James Madison
c)
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
d)
Ruby Bridges
14.
I was a Virginia governor known for a "pay as you go" policy for road improvements. Who am I?
a)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
b)
Arthur Ashe
c)
Big Byrd
d)
Harriet Tubman
15.
I was the chief of many tribes. I provided leadership to my people and taught the settlers survival skills. Who am I?
a)
Chief Pamunkey
b)
Chief Powhatan
c)
Chief Poquoson
d)
Chief Monocan
16.
I was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. Who am I?
a)
Robert Blackwell
b)
George Washington
c)
George Bush
d)
Robert E. Lee
17.
I was the daughter of Powhatan and I served as a contact between the native peoples and the English. Who am I?
a)
Sacagawaea
b)
Princess Anna
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Poquoson
18.
I was the first African American governor of any state in the United States. I was a Virginia governor. Who am I?
a)
L. Douglass Wilder
b)
Nat Turner
c)
James Lafayette
d)
Robert E. Lee
19.
I was the first African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship. I was an author and spokesperson for social change. Who am I?
a)
Andrew Lewis
b)
Venus Williams
c)
Tiger Woods
d)
Arthur Ashe
20.
I was the first African American woman to become a bank president. Who am I?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Maggie L. Walker
c)
Oprah Winfrey
d)
Mariah Carey
21.
I was the General of the Union army. General Lee surrendered to me. Who am I?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Tara Grant
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
22.
The leader of the Algonquian tribes
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Dances With Wolves
c)
Chief Powhatan
d)
Chief Tecumseh
23.
Part of the Algonquian group
a)
Monacan Tribe
b)
Powhatan Tribe
c)
Pamunkey Tribe
d)
Siouxan Tribe
24.
Patrick Henry was a patriot who was famous for his quote, ____________________________________.
a)
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
b)
"I have a dream"
c)
"Where's the beef?"
d)
"The British are coming!"
25.
A tribe that is part of the Iroquoian language group.
a)
Aztec
b)
Sequoia
c)
Powhatan
d)
Cherokee
26.
A tribe that is part of the Siouan language group
a)
Mayan
b)
Mohawk
c)
Monacan
d)
Aboriginese
27.
We traded food with the English in exchange for tools, pots, and copper. Who are we?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Native Peoples
c)
Gypsies
d)
Prospectors
28.
What Confederate General played a major role in the first battle of Bull Run?
a)
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidtt
d)
Robert E. Lee
29.
What was the name given to the natives found in the land that Christopher Columbus explored?
a)
Indians
b)
Settlers
c)
Squatters
d)
Inuit
30.
Who is the head of the state's executive branch of government?
a)
President
b)
Secretary
c)
Governor
d)
Mayor
31.
Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention and believed in the importance of a U.S. Constitution?
a)
George Washingon
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Madison
32.
Who led the Massive Resistance Movement against desegregation of public schools?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr
c)
Maggie L. Walker
d)
Harry Connick, Jr.
33.
Who provided military leadership by serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
George W. Bush
c)
General Custer
d)
Booker T. Washington
34.
Who provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence?
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
35.
Who rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming to arrest him?
a)
John Brown
b)
Jack Jouette
c)
John Smith
d)
Jake Ryan
36.
Who was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace?
a)
George Washington
b)
Curious George
c)
George Marshall
d)
George Costanza
37.
Who was an enslaved African American from Virginia who served in the Continental Army and was successful in gaining his freedom after the war?
a)
James Adams
b)
James Lafayette
c)
Kevin James
d)
James Fallon
38.
Who was the first President of the United States?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
39.
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jackson
c)
John Hancock
d)
James Andrews
40.
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
a)
William Jefferies
b)
George Anderson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Phillip Phillips
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