People
Who served in Congress as a representative of Tennessee?
Davy Crockett
Louisa May Alcott's home was a stop in the Underground Railroad
True
Little Women was written about the author's ______
Family
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote the poem _______
Snow-Bound
Why did Noah Webster's first book become known as the Blue-Backed Speller?
The Mexican president who fought against the Texans
Santa Anna
Snow-Bound was written in memory of the author's friends
False, family
Louisa May Alcott worked as a _____ during the Civil War
Nurse
An old Spanish mission used as a fort by the Texans
Alamo
What 3 books were usually found in a one-room schoolhouse?
Bible, primer, and speller
Wrote the first American dictionary
Noah Webster
After gaining their independence, the Republic of Tennessee elected Sam Houston as its first president
False, Texas
Noah Webster wrote the ____________
Blue Backed Speller
A person, real or fictional, who is admired by the people of a particular place for his accomplishments is a _______
Folk hero
What was the first American textbook for children?
Wrote the book Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
John Greenleaf Whittier's poems were set to music and used as hymns
true
The first American ________ took almost twenty years to write
Dictionary
Four volumes of Christian poetry expressing love for God were written by
The man who was governor of Tennessee and later Texas
Sam Houston
The Texas soldiers chose Noah Webster to be their leader in their fight for freedom from Mexico
False, Sam Houston
The Texans fought against the country of ________ for their independence
Mexico
The famous pioneer who died at the Alamo
Davy Crockett