The Louisiana Territory was purchased in this year
What is 1803
100
By Robert Louis Stevenson, this book tells the adventures of young Jim Hawkins
What is Treasure Island
100
This war was fought between which two countries
What is The United States and Britain
200
This depicts a manner in which a story is narrated, or who tells the story.
What is Point of View
200
For what department does Jonas' mother work?
What is The department of Justice
200
Originally, President Jefferson only wanted to buy this city from France
What is New Orleans
200
This book tells the story of young Tim and his loyalties being torn between his brother's patriotism and father's Tory sympathies.
What is My Brother Sam is Dead
200
Tecumseh, the Native leader who sought to unify all tribes to form a defense against the expansion of the United States, belonged to this tribe/nationality.
What is Shawnee
300
This is the central topic or concept that is addressed in a story, though it's not always explicitly stated.
What is Theme
300
What is the first memory that Jonas receives?
What is a sled ride through snow
300
This geographic element serves as the Territory's eastern boundary
What is the Mississippi River
300
This author wrote such classics as "The Red Pony" and "Of Mice and Men"
Who is John Steinbeck
300
This man was victorious in 1813 on Lake Erie against a British army commanded by Robert Barclay.
Who is Oliver Hazard Perry
400
This is an object or action used by the author to represent more than its literal definition
What is a symbol
400
What is the meaning of the name "Gabriel"?
What is Messenger from God
400
One of the two delegates sent to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans from France
Who are Robert Livingston and James Monroe
400
This book is told from the perspective of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield
What is "Catcher in the Rye"
400
The British did not put their full efforts into the War of 1812 because they were busy combating the reign of this French military and political leader.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
500
The place or time in which an event or story takes place
What is Setting
500
This object, referred to often in "The Giver", symbolizes escape from the Community
What is the River
500
This geographic element serves as the Territory's western boundary
What are the Rocky Mountains
500
This Russian author wrote such classics as "Crime and Punishment" and "The Idiot", and is one of Ms. Titus's favorites.
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky
500
This battle was one of the first of the war, and though it ended in a British victory, it resulted in the death of General Isaac Brock