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The first American ____ took almost twenty years to write.
Dictionary
The Texas soldiers chose Sam Houston to be their leader in their fight for freedom from Mexico.
True
Four volumes of Christian poetry expressing love for God were written by ____.
Louisa May Alcott, Noah Webster, John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
Little Women was written about the author's ________.
friends, neighbors, family
family
The first American dictionary was written by ____.
Noah Webster
____ served in congress as a representative of Tennessee.
Davy Crockett
Louisa May Alcott‘s home was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
True
Little women was written by ___.
Louisa May Alcott, Noah Webster, John Greenleaf Whittier
Louisa May Alcott
The Texans fought against ______ for their independence.
Bahamas, Canada, Mexico
Mexico
Why did Noah Webster‘s first book become known as the Blue-Backed Speller?
It had a blue cover.
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote the poem ____.
Snow-Bound
After gaining their independence, the Republic of Tennessee elected Sam Houston as its first President.
False (Texas)
The man who was governor of Tennessee and later Texas was _____.
Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, Noah Webster
Sam Houston
John Greenleaf Whittier's poems were used as _____.
hymns
The Mexican president who fought against the Texans was ____.
Santa Anna
Louisa May Alcott worked as a doctor during the Civil War.
False (nurse)
The Blue-Blacked Speller was written by ___.
Louisa May Alcott, Noah Webster, John Greenleaf Whittier
Noah Webster
A person, real or fictional, who is admired by people in a certain place is a _____________.
folk hero
An old Spanish mission used as a fort by the Texans was the ____.
Alamo
Snow-bound was written in memory of the authors friends.
False (family)
The famous Pioneer who died at the Alamo was ___.
Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, Noah Webster
Davy Crocket
List two of The books usually found in a one-room schoolhouse.
Bible, primer or speller