Famous Writers
Little Women was written about the author's?
Family
The first American textbook for children was the?
Blue-Backed Speller
The Texans fought against the country of ________ for their independence.
Mexico
The famous pioneer who died at the Alamo was?
Davy Crockett
The Blue-Backed Speller was written by?
Noah Webster
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote the poem?
Snow-Bound
An old Spanish Mission used as a fort by the Texans was the?
Alamo
The man who was governor of Tennessee and later Texas was?
Sam Houston
The first American Dictionary was written by?
Noah Webster
List two of the books used in the one-room schoolhouse.
Bible, Speller, and Primer
The Mexican president who fought against the Texans was?
Santa Anna
Who's home was a stop on the Underground Railroad?
Louisa May Alcott
Little Women was written by?
Louisa May Alcott
The first American __________ took almost 20 years to write.
dictionary
The Texas soldiers chose ______________ to be their leader in their fight for freedom from Mexico.
Sam Houston
A person, real or fictional, who is admired by the people of a particular place for his accomplishments is?
Folk Hero
Four volumes of Christian poetry expressing love for God were written by?
John Greenleaf Whittier
Why did Noah Webster's first book become known as the Blue-Backed Speller?
It had a blue cloth cover