Why did Noah Webster create The American Spelling Book?

Other spelling books taught British English, not American English

What makes Noah Webster important?

He wrote the first American dictionary

Review question: What did Paul Revere do?

He rode from Boston to warn people that the British Army was coming

Review question: Define the word constitution.

The rules for running a country

When he wrote his dictionary, why did Noah Webster change the spelling of some words?

He thought language changed all the time, so dictionaries should change too

Before Webster published his American Spelling Book...

People in different parts of the United States spelled words differently

Define the word pronunciation.

The way you say a word out loud

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Why did Noah Webster create The American Spelling Book?
He wanted to make money by selling copies of his spelling book
Other spelling books taught French, not English
Other spelling books taught British English, not American English
After the American Revolution, there were not many spelling books available
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Review question: Select the word that means when people fight against their own government.
Colonial
Militia
Constitution
Rebellion
3
Review question: What did George Washington do before he became the first president of the United States?
He was a preacher in a church
He led the Colonial Army
He made things out of metal like silverware, church bells, and cannons
He rode from Boston to warn people that the British Army was coming
4
What year did Noah Webster publish An American Dictionary of the English Language?
1806
1782
1828
1783
5
What makes Noah Webster important?
He was the first vice president of the United States
He was a strong leader of the Colonial Army
He founded America's first Christian church
He wrote the first American dictionary
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Review question: What did Paul Revere do?
He created the first dictionary of American English
He helped write the Constitution of the United States
He rode from Boston to warn people that the British Army was coming
He was the first vice president of the United States
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Review question: Define the word constitution.
The rules for running a country
Regular people (not soldiers) who use force to protect their community
When people fight against their own government
The way you say a word out loud
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When he wrote his dictionary, why did Noah Webster change the spelling of some words?
He disliked the British and did not want to use their language
He wanted his dictionary to be different from others so it would be popular
He thought language changed all the time, so dictionaries should change too
British dictionaries had lots of mistakes in them
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Review question: What did Abigail Adams tell her husband, President John Adams?
"Remember the ladies."
"America must have a strong Constitution."
"All men are created equal."
"We must make peace with the British."
10
Select the past tense conjugation of the verb write.
Writing
Wrote
Writes
Writed
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What did Noah Webster do during the American Revolution?
He fought in a militia
He fought in the Colonial Army
He was a farmer
He was a teacher at Yale
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Before Webster published his American Spelling Book...
People in different parts of the United States spelled words differently
Only British people could read and write
People in the United States were not interested in spelling
He helped write the Constitution of the United States
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Define the word pronunciation.
When people vote to choose a leader
A book that shows what words mean
The way you say a word out loud
Regular people (not soldiers) who use force to protect their community
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Select the past tense conjugation of the verb sit.
Sitting
Sitted
Set
Sat
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Select the past tense conjugation of the verb walk.
Walked
Walk
Walking
Walks

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