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What three books did most one-room school houses have
The Bible for older children
primer for the younger children
a speller to share
a textbook for young children
primer
writer of the first American textbook and the first American dictionary
a Quaker poet who wrote Snow-Bound
John Greenleaf Whittier
State where Louisa May Alcott's family lived most of their lives.
Massachusetts
How long did it take N. Webster to write the American Dictionary?
And how many words were in it
20 years
and over 70,000 words
Louisa May Alcott's most famous book
Little Women
the first American textbook for children
Blue-Backed Speller
For how many years did John Greenleaf Whittier write poetry?
For over 40 years.
Name the secret the Alcott's had for being happy
Because it was hard for him to find a job after college due to the war.
Name the last book of poetry written by Mr. Whittier.
At Sundown
During the four years that Noah Webster attended college, what war was being fought?
The American War for Independence
John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Snow Bound" was written in loving memory of whom?
his family-most of whom had already died
Did the Alcott's believe in owning slaves?
How do you know?
No. They did not believe in slavery.
I know this because their home was a stop on the Underground Railroad
What was the biggest job of Noah Webster's life?
Writing the American Dictionary
The number of volumes of Christian poetry that John Greenleaf Whittier wrote.
4
Noah Webster's wife's name
Rebecca Greenleaf
Besides, Snow Bound, what other things did Whittier write?
many articles and poems about ENDING SLAVERY
How old was Louisa when one of her stories was published in a magazine?
16
Give the reason why Noah couldn't read as much as he wanted to as a boy
Because there was too much work to be done
Name the book that Louisa May Alcott wrote about GIRLS...(her sisters).
What did she do with the money she earned from writing this book?
Little Women
With the money she earned, she was able to pay all her family's bills and take good care of them.
Give the reason why Americans needed their own dictionary.
Because they were learning English words. They were in America. They needed to learn American words.
In what branch of Massachusetts government did J.G. Whittier serve?
He served 2 terms in the Massachusetts state legislature
What did Louisa May Alcott do to help her country during the Civil War?
For how long did she do what she did?
She worked as a nurse in a Union hospital.
She only did this for 6 weeks she became very ill and had to go back home.