History Quiz

Match each person to their correct description.

• Noah Webster

• ______ wrote the first American dictionary.

• John Greenleaf Whittier

• _______ wrote Little Women.

• Louisa May Alcott

• ______ wrote the poem Snow-Bound.

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______ was the pioneer from Tennessee who fought to free Texas.

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

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(a)   was the Mexican president who fought against Texans.

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• John Tubman

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(a)   served as the governor of Tennessee and later Texas.

• Sam Houston

• Bronson Alcott

• Davy Crockett

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What were the three books usually found in a one-room schoolhouse?

• Speller

• Primer

• Bible

• Yearbook

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How many years did it take for Noah Webster to write the first American dictionary?

• 20 years

• 30 years

• 10 years

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______ served in Congress as a representative of Tennessee.

• Davy Crockett
• Sam Houston

• John Greenleaf Whittier

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Many Americans lost their lives when fighting for the independence of Texas at (a)   .

• the Alamo

• the White House

• the Statue of Liberty

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Label the Midwest Map.

a

b

c

d

e

Wisconsin

Illinois

Kansas

Iowa

North Dakota