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Important Virginians

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Patrick Henry

2.

Who inspired other patriots and gave a famous speech saying "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death."

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

3.

Who took detailed notes and believed in the importance of having a United States Constitution?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

Who was known as "The Father of Our Country?"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

5.

Who supported a secret route that escaped Africans took called the Underground Railroad?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

John Brown

6.

Who led a raid on the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

John Brown

d)

Abraham Lincoln

7.

Who's first job was to survey and explore the Great Dismal Swamp?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Washington

8.

Who called the people he found in the land Indians because he thought he had arrived in the Indies?

a)

John Smith

b)

Christopher Newport

c)

Chief Powhatan

d)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Who said, "Those who will not work, will not eat"?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Powhatan

c)

John Smith

d)

Christopher Columbus

10.
Who was the first African American to win tennis singles championship and was also an author and eloquent spokesman for social change?
a)
L. Douglas Wilder
b)
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
11.
Who was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worked for equal rights for African Americans and played a key role in the Brown V. Board of Education decision?
a)
Maggie L. Walker
b)
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
c)
L. Douglas Wilder
d)
George C. Marshall
12.
Who was a Virginia governor who was the first African American to be elected as a state governor in the United States?
a)
L. Douglas Wilder
b)
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
13.

Who was a World War 2 military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace? He lived in Leesburg, VA.

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

George C. Marshall

d)

Adolf Hitler

14.
Who was a Virginia governor who was known for a “Pay as You Go” policy for road improvements and he modernized Virginia state government and led a massive resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools?
a)
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
b)
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
c)
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
d)
Maggie L. Walker
15.

Who was a 20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace and started the League of Nations?

a)

L. Douglas Wilder

b)

George C. Marshall

c)

Oliver W. Hill, Sr.

d)

Woodrow Wilson

16.

Who was a Virginia governor who promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors? His daughter attended a black school.

a)

Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

b)

L. Douglas Wilder

c)

George C. Marshall

d)

A. Linwood Holton, Jr.

17.

What sport did Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. play?

a)

Baseball

b)

Basketball

c)

Soccer

d)

Tennis

18.

Who wrote the document above?

a)

George Mason

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

19.

When the US government took Robert E. Lee's Arlington plantation, they turned part of it into a place to bury soldiers. What is it called now?

a)

Freedmans Village

b)

the Washington Monument

c)

the Lincoln Memorial

d)

Arlington National Cemetery

20.
Who was the Commander of the Confederate Army?
a)
Davis
b)
Grant
c)
Jackson
d)
Lee
21.

Who led a raid on the United States Armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, trying to start a slave rebellion?

a)

John Brown

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Harriet Tubman

22.

Who led a slave revolt against plantation owners in Virginia?

a)

John Brown

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Harriet Tubman

23.

Which general surrendered at Appomattox Court House?

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

General Ulysses S. Grant

24.

Who got his nickname at the first Battle of Manassas because he stood like a "stone wall"?

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General Thomas Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

General Ulysses S. Grant

25.

Who is the most beautiful and best 4th grade teacher you have ever had?

a)

Mr. Adams

b)

Mrs. Clark

c)

Mrs. Hemminger

d)

Mr. Cousins