American History
Reading Vocabulary
State Capitals
Spelling
Potpourri
100
This was the main item of trade between the French and Native Americans.
What is fur?
100
This is a story about one's life written by another person.
What is a biography?
100
The capital of Texas.
What is Austin?
100
This is the spelling of the missing word: Our God is an ___________ God...
What is A-W-E-S-O-M-E
100
What speech did Abraham Lincoln recite in Pennsylvania in 1863?
What is the Gettysburg Address?
200
This man assassinated Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
200
A conclusion that is made from evidence and derived by reasoning.
What is an inference?
200
The capital of Illinois.
What is Springfield?
200
This is the spelling of a decorated container (usually an animal) filled with candy that a blindfolded child can break open with a stick.
What is P-I-N-A-T-A
200
This is the spelling for the book that you can use to find synonyms of different words.
What is T-H-E-S-A-U-R-U-S
300
The first man to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
300
The events that take place in a story.
What is the plot?
300
The capital of Kansas.
What is Topeka?
300
This is the spelling of the missing word: St. Andrew the _______ School...
What is A-P-O-S-T-L-E
300
The main character in a story; the opposite of the antagonist.
What is the protagonist?
400
These two countries fought in the War of 1812.
What is The United States of America and Great Britain
400
Buzz, hiss, boom are all examples of this term.
What is an onomatopoeia?
400
The capital of Wisconsin.
What is Madison?
400
This is the spelling of the long vehicle that is called a limo for short.
What is L-I-M-O-U-S-I-N-E
400
This is the capital of South Dakota.
What is Pierre?
500
This European country established early settlements in Florida.
What is Spain?
500
This is an alphabetized list of important words and their page numbers that can be found in the back of a book.
What is the index?
500
The capital of Vermont.
What is Montpelier?
500
The spelling of the word for a large personal ship often used for cruises.
What is Y-A-C-H-T?
500
This man wrote the "Star Spangled Banner."
Who is Francis Scott Key?
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