Historical Allusions

This allusion makes a reference to the Battle at Bunker Hill.

• sold down the river
• Amelia Earhart
• see the whites of their eyes
• Benedict Arnold

This allusion references a warning to change behavior or face severe consequences.

• read the Riot Act
• Annie Oakley
• sold down the river
• pass the buck

Which allusion tells the story of a pilot?

• Annie Oakley
• Benedict Arnold
• Muckrakers
• Amelia Earhart

Also known as Phoebe Ann Moses, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

• Amelia Earhart
• Annie Oakley
• Queen Victoria
• Miss Watson

President Theodore Roosevelt coined this term, which was meant as an insult.

• Benedict Arnold
• Muckrakers
• Watergate
• The Jungle

Refers to blaming others for problems.

• selling down the river
• muckraking
• passing the buck
• watergating

A political scandal in the 1970's involving President Richard Nixon.

• Sold down the river
• Muckrakers
• Watergate
• Read the Riot Act

Upton Sinclair is known as this for writing The Jungle and exposing conditions and practices of the meat-packing industry.

• muckraker
• sold down the river
• pass the buck
• see the whites of their eyes

This person was known as a traitor for giving the British a key fort during the American Revolution.

• Annie Oakley
• Benedict Arnold
• Amelia Earhart
• John Hancock

This explains how house slaves felt when they were sold to plantation owners.

• sold down the river
• pass the buck
• see the whites of their eyes
• muckrakers