| A | B |
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| George Washington | Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army |
| James Armistead Lafayette | Virginia slave who gained his freedom after the Revolutionary War |
| Thomas Jefferson | Expressed reasons for colonial independence from England in the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | inspired patriots from other colonies when he spoke out against taxation without representation |
| George Mason | wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights |
| Nat Turner | led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia |
| Harriet Tubman | supported a secret route that escaped slaves took |
| John Brown | led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia |
| Harry F. Byrd, Sr. | was known for his "Pay as You Go" policy for road improvement |
| Maggie Lena Walker | first African American woman to become a bank president in the U.S. |
| L. Douglas Wilder | first African American to be elected a state governor in the U.S. |
| Arthur Ashe, Jr. | first African American winner of a major men's singles championship |
| John Smith | his strong leadership ensured the survival of Jamestown |
