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Colonial and Revolutionary Eras
Match the descriptions to the pictures of the person described.
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| A young plantation owner, led a rebellion against the colonial government in Viginia in 1676. Hel claimed the goverment did not protect farmers from Indian raids, he led other farmers in attacks against the Indians, and captured and burned the city of Jamestown. | Nathaniel Bacon,  |
| A Revolutionary War soldier born near Charlottesville, he helped win battles that extended U.S. territories far to the west. | George Rogers Clark,  |
| He was born in Caroline County. He was part of the expedition that included Meriwether Lewis and was sent to explore the Louisiana Territory. | William Clark,  |
| "I have not yet begun to fight!" cried a Fredricksburg naval officer, when the British demanded he surrender during a 1779 Revolutionary War battle. | John Paul Jones,  |
| He was a member of the House of Burgesses, signed the Declaration of Independence, and was a delegate to the First Continental Congress. | Francis Lightfoot Lee,  |
| He was born near Dumfries, he was a great calvary commander during the American Revolution. He was a member of the Continental Congress, served as governor of Virginia, and was a member of the House of Representatives. | "Light-Horse Harry" Lee,  |
| He was a political leader in colonial Virginia. He signed the Declaration of Independence, served in the Continental Congress and was a U.S. Senator. | Richard Henry Lee,  |
| He was born in Albemarle County, and expored the Louisiana Purchase with William Clark. | Meriwether Lewis,  |
| An Indian princess, daughter of Indian chief Powhatan, friend to the first settlers of Virginia. She was the first Indian in the New World converted to Christianity. She married John Rolfe and traveled with him to England. She was only 22 years old when she died. | Pocahontas,  |
| He was the father of Pocahontas. It is said he ruled over about 9,000 Indians in what is now Eastern Virginia. He tried to keep peace with the English settlers, but after his death, relations between the Indians and whites grew worse until the Indians were completely forced off their lands. | Chief Powhatan,  |
| Without his efforts, Virginia may never have been settled. He organized several voyages to the New WOrld, including the famous Lost Colony. He gave Virginia its name but never set foot on its shores himself. | Sir Walter Raleigh,  |
| He was the husband of the Indian princess Pocahontas. He developed a sweeter smelling tobacco that was popular in England. | John Rolfe,  |
| He was a member of the first group of settlers who tried to get along with the Indians. He even learned their language. He forced settlers to work hard and he spent a lot of time exploring and mapping the Atlantic coast. | Captain John Smith,  |
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