To recall briefly Richmond's history prior to the Civil War: Captain John Smith first landed here in 1607 at the falls of the James River. ... Patrick Henry rang freedom's cry here in 1775 at Saint John's Episcopal Church, then the largest place of assembly that the small, young City could offer. ... Chief justice John Marshall was a leading citizen and presided at the famous treason trial of Aaron Burr held in the Capitol Building. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

John Brown: He was a huge abolitionist who led uprising in Kansas and Virginia. ... The community had been established thanks to the philanthropy of Gerrit Smith, who donated tracts of at least 50 acres to black families willing to clear and farm the land. ...

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Prior President, Tyler and his secretary of State John C Calhoun had an idea to expand. ... Having had their former leader Joseph Smith killed by an angry mob in Carthage, Illinois, Mormons were encouraged to move west by their new leader Brigham Young. ...

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