History Quiz

Match each person to their correct description.

• Noah Webster

• _______ wrote Little Women.

• John Greenleaf Whittier

• ______ wrote the first American dictionary.

• Louisa May Alcott

• ______ wrote the poem Snow-Bound.

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

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

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

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• John Tubman

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

• Sam Houston

• Bronson Alcott

• Davy Crockett

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

• Speller

• Primer

• Bible

• Yearbook

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

• 20 years

• 30 years

• 10 years

______ served in Congress as a representative of Tennessee.

• Davy Crockett
• Sam Houston

• John Greenleaf Whittier

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

• the Alamo

• the White House

• the Statue of Liberty

Label the Midwest Map.

a

b

c

d

e

Kansas

North Dakota

Wisconsin

Iowa

Illinois