History Test - Webster, Alcott, Whittier, Crockett, Houston

The ______ was the first American textbook for children.

• Almanac

• Blue-backed Speller

• Bible

• Primer

It took ______ to write the first American dictionary.

• 20 years
• 10 years

• 15 years

The ______ was the old Spanish mission used as a fort by the Texans.

• Alamo
• San Jacinto

• Creek War

The Texans were fighting for their independence from ______.

• Mexico
• Tennessee

• Spain

​ (a)   served in Congress as a representative of Tennessee.

• Davy Crockett
• Sam Houston
• Santa Anna
• Noah Webster

​ (a)   was the Mexican president that fought against the Texans.

• Santa Anna
• Davy Crockett
• Sam Houston
• John Greenleaf Whittier

Match the correct people to their writings.

• Louisa May Alcott

• Who wrote Little Women?

• John Greenleaf Whittier

• Who wrote the poem Snow-Bound?

• Noah Webster

• Who wrote the first American Dictionary?

Answer explanation

On the test the question may be asked as:

What poem did John Greenleaf Whittier write?

The answer would be Snow-Bound.

John Greenleaf Whittier’s poems were set to music and used as (a)   .

• hymns
• books
• movies
• plays

The Texas soldiers choose​ (a)   to be their leader in the fight for freedom from Mexico.

• Sam Houston
• Santa Anna
• Davy Crockett
•  Daniel Boone

Louisa May Alcott’s home was a stop for the​ (a)   .

• Underground Railroad
• The Pony Express
• The Alamo
• pioneers