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Fact/Fiction | Time Capsule | Diary

Do you know what Historical Fiction is? A book or a play that is historical fiction means that most of the characters and the story are not real but the setting and some of the characters come from real history.

Look at the list below (you could even print it out) and say whether the person or event is real or just made up. Is it Fact or Fiction?

Abraham Lincoln _______________
Harriet Tubman _______________
Dorothy Gale _______________
The Civil War _______________
Amelia Martin _______________
Frederick Douglas _______________
Robert E. Lee _______________
Fenwick Island (where Amelia lived) ___________
Tom Sawyer _______________
John Wilkes Booth _______________
Scarlet O'Hara _______________
The Underground Railroad _______________