Founding Fathers
Civil War
Civil Rights
Presidents from Virginia
Misc.
100

Who kept detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention?

Who was James Madison?

100

Who was elected president which caused the southern states to secede?

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

100

Who was the first African-American woman to become a bank president?

Who was Maggie L. Walker?

100

Which president had a plan for world peace after his term?

Who was Woodrow Wilson?

100

Which 3 cities make up the Virginia Historical Triangle?

What are Yorktown, Jamestown, and Williamsburg

200

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights

Who was George Mason?

200

What was the 1st major battle of the Civil War?

What was the 1st Battle of Bull Run?

200

Who was the first African-American man to become governor?

Who was L. Douglas Wilder

200

Which famous Virginian was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?

Who was George Washington?

200

What is the current capital of Virginia?

What is Richmond?

300

Who was an important diplomat during the Revolutionary War?

Who was John Adams?

300

Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant?

What is the Appomattox Courthouse?

300

Who had an important say in the Brown vs. Board Decision?

Who was Oliver Hill Sr.

300

Which famous Virginian declared his Monroe Doctrine?

Who was James Monroe?

300

What was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

What is Richmond?

400

Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

400

Who led a rebellion on the Harper's Mill Armory, in modern-day West Virginia?

Who was John Brown?

400

Who was the first African-American woman to become an aviator?

Who was Bessie Coleman?

400

Who was a famous war hero who became a president?

(hint: It's not George Washington!)

Who was Zachary Taylor?

400

Who initiated trading with the Powhatan?

Who was John Smith?

500

Who was our 3rd president and drafted the Declaration of Independence?

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

500

Which famous sea battle ended in a tie?

What was the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack?

500

Who was the first African-American to be on the Supreme Court?

Who was Thurgood Marshall?

500

This Virginian was the first Democratic-Republican to be elected president?

Who was Thomas Jefferson?
500

Which governor of Virginia elected more African-Americans and women to political positions?

Who was A. Linwood Holton

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