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John Greenleaf Whittier
Chapter 12
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History
3rd Grade
01/14/2013

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The Blue-Backed Speller
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the first American school textbook
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flail
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a hand tool used to beat or thresh grain from the stalks of wheat or oats
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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a Quaker poet
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Quaker
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a member of a religious group that did not believe in wars or fighting
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"Snow-Bound"
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the best-loved poem of John Greenleaf Whittier
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Haverhill, Massachusetts
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the birthplace of John Greenleaf Whittier
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poems
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what Whittier liked to write
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Quakers
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what Whittier's family was
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Benjamin Franklin
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"Poor Richard's Almanack"
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The American Dictionary
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Nearly 20 years passed before the last word of this book was written
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Thomas Jefferson
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"Declaration of Independence"
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Poor Richard's Almanack
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A calendar for the year filled with information and wise sayings
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Noah Webster
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"The American Dictionary"
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Declaration of Independence
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A paper written to tell the world why the American colonies wanted their freedom from England
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"Snow-Bound"
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A poem describing the author's fond memories of his family during a blizzard
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