Noah Webster
John Greenleaf Whittier
Louisa May Alcott
Davy Crockett / Sam Houston
States
100
How long it took Noah Webster to write the first American dictionary.
almost 20 years
100
The name of John Greenleaf Whittier's most famous poem?
Snow-Bound
100
What Louisa May Alcott worked as during the Civil War.
a nurse
100
Old Spanish mission used as a fort by the Texans.
the Alamo
100
J
Michigan
200
The name of the first American textbook for children.
the Blue-Backed Speller
200
Who Snow-Bound was written about?
the author's family
200
What Louisa May Alcott's house was a stop on.
the Underground Railway
200
Sam Houston was the governor of Tennessee and then later this state.
Texas
200
I
Illinois
300
The books usually found in a one-room colonial schoolhouse?
a Bible, primer, speller
300
The age of John Greenleaf Whittier when he wrote Snow-Bound.
59 years old
300
Who Little Women was written about.
the author's family
300
The Texans fought against this country for their independence.
Mexico
300
E
Minnesota
400
Why Noah Webster's first book become known as the Blue-Backed Speller.
it had a blue cover
400
The number of volumes of Christian poetry expressing love for God were written by John Greenleaf Whittier.
four
400
What the Alcott family's secret to happiness was.
helping others
400
The Republic of Texas elected Sam Houston to be its first ___________.
president
400
G
Missouri
500
This was the most important decision Noah Webster ever made.
accepting Jesus as his Savior
500
What John Greenleaf Whittier's poems set to music were used as.
hymns
500
One of Louisa May Alcott's other books.
Little Men, or Jo's Boys
500
The Mexican president who fought against the Texans.
Santa Anna
500
F
Iowa