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history test 5

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    abeka test 5 history
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  • The first American textbook for children:
    The Blue-Backed Speller
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  • How many years did the first American dictionary take?
    almost 20
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  • An old Spanish mission used as a fort by the Texans:
    the Alamo
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  • Texas had to fight against ____________ to gain their independence
    Mexico
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  • ___________________served in congress as a representative of Tennessee
    Davy Crockett
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  • I am the Mexican president who fought against the Texans. Who am I?
    Santa Anna
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  • Snow-Bound is a poem written by:
    John Greenleaf Whittier
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  • I wrote the first American dictionary. Who am I?
    Noah Webster
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  • My poems were set to music and used as hymns. Who am I?
    John Greenleaf Whittier
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  • The Texas soldiers chose me as their leader to fight for our freedom. Who am I?
    Sam Houston
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  • Louisa May Alcott's home was a stop on the
    Underground Railroad
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  • John Greenleaf Whittier wrote Snow-Bound in memory of:
    his family
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  • I was a nurse during the civil war and wrote Little Women. Who am I?
    Louisa May Alcott
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  • A folk hero:
    a person, real or fictional, who is admired in a particular place for his accomplishments.
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  • After gaining their independence who became the first president of the Republic of Texas?
    Sam Houston
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  • John Greenleaf Whittier wrote four volumes of Christian poetry expressing:
    love for God
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