1. Meet Noah Webster, father of the American Dictionary! Click on the Dictionary to enter. Virtual Field Trip Created By: Angela Tanner 2012

2. Biography Early Life: Family: Menu: Biography Dictionary Other Accomplishments Noah’s Ring:

3. Dictionary When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. He thought that all Americans should speak the same way. He also thought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English. "Noah Webster Writings and Biography." Redirect Page. Web. 07 Apr. 2012.. Menu: Biography Dictionary Other Accomplishments Soop vs. Soup Video: Online Version of Webster’s First Dictionary: Look up some of your favorite words!

4. Other Accomplishments Menu: Biography Dictionary Other Accomplishments Blue Backed Speller: King James Bible: This is the story of and a complete transcript of The American Spelling Book. This is the story of how and why Mr. Webster created his own updated version of the King James Bible.