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  1. 3. French nobleman, volunteered his service during the American Revolutionary War
  2. 10. led a revolt against slavery in Virginia
  3. 15. Virginia abolitionist and Union Spy
  4. 16. 16 year old high school student from Farmville, VA. Led a student strike against segregation
  5. 18. spoke out against taxation without representation by saying "Give me liberty, or give me death."
  6. 19. Daughter of Powhatan, served as a contract between the native peoples and the English
  7. 22. an African American sailor and later Union Naval Captain
  8. 23. Free Black man, President of "Virginia State University", Underground railroad in Ohio
  9. 26. an enslaved African American, served as a spy in the Continental Army, had to fight for his freedom and eventually won it
  10. 27. abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad
  11. 28. First African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship
  12. 29. led a raid on US Armory at Harper's Ferry
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  1. 1. First African American woman in US to establish a bank and become a bank president
  2. 2. wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
  3. 4. governor of VA, promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government
  4. 5. Chief of many tribes, provided strong leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills
  5. 6. Provided strong leadership to the Jamestown settlers, his forced work program and emphasis on agriculture contributed to the survival of the colony, initiated trading relationships between the English and the Powhatan
  6. 7. Elected president of the US in 1860
  7. 8. governor of VA, first African American to be elected a state governor in the US
  8. 9. played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run, which earned him his nickname
  9. 11. Union general who captured Richmond
  10. 12. Civil War Nurse, "Angel of the Battlefield"
  11. 13. Lawyer and Civil Rights leader, played a key role in Brown v. Board of Education
  12. 14. Wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, provided political leadership, wrote the Declaration of Independence
  13. 17. Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
  14. 20. Believed in the importance of having a US Constitution, kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention, skilled at compromise, known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  15. 21. Provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, provided strong leadership needed to help the young United States, became known as the "Father of the Country"
  16. 24. Led Massive Resistance Movement, known for his "pay-as-you-go" policy
  17. 25. African American Union Spy