People
People
Places
Things
Things
100

This author's poems were set to music and hymns. He also has four volumes of Christian poetry expressing love for God

John Greenleaf Whittier

100

Texas soldiers chose this man to be their leader in the fight for freedom against Mexico 

Sam Houston 

100

An old Spanish mission used as a fort by the Texans

Alamo 

100

The first American textbook for children was the ______________ and was written by Noah Webster 

Blue Backed Speller

100

A person who people of a particular place admire for their accomplishments is a _____________ 

Folk Hero 

200

Author of the first American dictionary 

Noah Webster

200

Her home was used as a stop for the Underground Railroad

Louisa May Alcott 

200

Sam Houston was the first president of the 

Republic of Texas

200

What took almost twenty years to write

The first American dictionary 

200

Little Women was written about the author's ____________

Family

300

Mexican president who fought against the Texans 

Santa Anna 

300

Author of Little Women 

Louisa May Alcott 

300

Sam Houston was the governor of which two states?

Tennessee and Texas

300

Poem written by John Greenleaf Whittier 

Snow-Bound 

300

Books found in a one-room schoolhouse

Bible

Primer

Speller

400

Served in Congress as a representative of Tennessee 

Davy Crockett 

400

A famous pioneer who died at the Alamo 

Davy Crockett 

400

Poem was written about John Greenleaf Whittier's family 

Snow-Bound 

400

Why was the Blue-Backed Speller given its name?

It had a blue cover 

500

Texans fought against the country of ____________ for their independence  

Mexico 

500

Louisa May Alcott worked as a _______________ during the Civil War 

Nurse