History
Virginia SOL 1.H.2
Describe contributions of Virginia's diverse people and the stories of changemakers in Virginia history.
What students need to be able to do
- Describe contributions of Indigenous people such as Chief Powhatan and Pocahontas.
- Describe contributions of explorers such as John Smith and Christopher Newport.
- Describe contributions of Presidents such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.
- Describe contributions of barrier breakers such as John Mercer Langston, Booker T. Washington, Maggie L. Walker, Barbara Johns, Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., and L. Douglas Wilder.