List of Famous American Writers

We have prepared a list of the most famous American writers. Do you agree with our selections? Look through the list and see what you think of our choices.

List of Famous American Writers

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Interactive Geography Games

Our interactive geography games cover every country on every continent. Test your knowledge of state and national capitals, regional features, and more. These can be used by any person of any age. We have seen these played by fifth-graders (are you smarter than one?), college students, and mature adults. They're not just educational...they're free and fun.

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American History Outline

Check out our American History outline with corresponding teaching materials, links, lesson plans, and more for numerous topics.

Word Search Puzzle: The Enlightenment in Europe

S E P A R A T I O N O F P O W E R S V L T N L N P
N D T B F T C A R T N O C L A I C O S I F A A N H
A S E R E H T A I R A M B A R O Q U E M A T C R I
O L H S W A L L A R U T A N E K C O L I R U I M L
C S T O P S E D D E N E T H G I L N E T C R S A O
O E F J N O S A E R C T S A L O N P A E E A S C S
C O N S T I T U T I O N A L I S M I T D N L A A O
O H M O Z A R T G S A U U R O W H H S M O R L U P
R A A N L D L O Q E M B S S C A A S E O T I C L H
U X I N D Y L K I X M I N S N O C R D N S G O A E
E N L I G H T E N M E N T D E G I O N A L H E Y S
T A E R G E H T E N I R E H T A C S K R L T N P O
T O R E D I D T P N M L Y K C H U N Y C O S C R Q
V O L T A I R E P E O F E D G A H E S H W T A K O
M O N T E S Q U I E U C P B J L B C M Y P W C F O




Terms:

BACH
BAROQUE
CATHERINE THE GREAT
CENSORSHIP
CHANGE
CONSTITUTIONALISM
DEFOE
DE STAEL
DIDEROT
ENLIGHTENED DESPOTS
ENLIGHTENMENT
HANDEL
LIMITED MONARCHY
LOCKE
LOGIC
MACAULAY
MARIA THERESA
MONTESQUIEU
MOZART
NATURAL LAWS
NATURAL RIGHTS
NEOCLASSICAL
PHILOSOPHES
PHYSIOCRAT
REASON
ROCOCO
ROUSSEAU
SALON
SEPARATION OF POWERS
SMITH
SOCIAL CONTRACT
VOLTAIRE
WOLLSTONECRAFT



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Happy Fourth of July!

Why not honor American independence by testing your American history knowledge?

American History Module 3.1: A New Colonial System

American History Module 3.2: The Stamp Act

American History Module 3.3: Taxation without Representation

American History Module 3.4: The Townshend Acts

American History Module 3.5: Samuel Adams

American History Module 3.6: The Boston Tea Party

American History Module 3.7: The Coercive Acts

American History Module 3.8: The Revolution Begins

American History Module 3.9: Common Sense and Independence

American History Module 3.10: Defeats and Victories

Word Search Puzzle: The Scientific Revolution

N C H T B S T G P R Y U R I K G Z J O J S L G H S
E L I R N O C A B Z M K J M P T R T O U N A N Z N
Y S A G E O C E N T R I C T H E O O R Y A W I D A
P H I E O C B H P E C R G C T J H C K W I O N D I
E E F M R L O C Y B F Y A C J S F K E E C F O D G
N L G M J W B V E F Z T X X N H Z Z P X I G S E O
D O H T E M C I F I T N E I C S S S L E T R A S L
R Y Y Y G S N O I T A V R E S B O W E K A A E C O
B R V C O P E R N I C U S J U W J N R N M V R A E
C S N D I E Z K V V O E H R Y S U A E P E I Z R H
H E L I O C E N T R I C T H E O R Y Q W H T X T T
G A L I L E O Z X Z P Y D B G P V L Z A T Y V E P
E T D T X Y Y M O N O R T S A I Z W H T A O N S F
X L H W S U P E R S T I T I O N S M N U M B N U A
G E K O S E I R O E H T C I F I T N E I C S S Q P




Terms:

ASTRONOMY
BACON
BRAHE
COPERNICUS
DESCARTES
GALILEO
GEOCENTRIC
HELIOCENTRIC THEORY
KEPLER
LAW OF GRAVITY
LOGIC
MATHEMATICIANS
NEWTON
OBSERVATIONS
REASONING
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
SCIENTIFIC THEORIES
SUPERSTITIONS
THEOLOGIANS


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