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Schools, as we know them, were an American “invention”

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False

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What is the general purpose of education?

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Induct the young into the culture in which they live

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In early colonial times, it was believed that all should receive an education to be a contributing member of society

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False

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Why did the colonists fear providing an education to African Americans

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Literacy and Christianity might make them eligible for freedom

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What was the premier textbook for basic literacy in colonial America?

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The New England Primer

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Literacy was not a priority to the Puritans

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False

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Which is not a reason why there were so few schools in the south?

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People were spread so far apart

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The actual school themselves were the most insignificant part of the colonial education

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True

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The Virginia Company instructed their governor to ensure that the American Indians were…

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Assimilated into Christianity and English culture

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What does “school was only one vehicle to education” mean?

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Children could get their education outside of the school walls

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What was the new emerging role of schools during the time period of 1770-1820?

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Encouraging a qusi-religious morality

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Who did Jefferson believe should be educated?

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All citizens

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What did Jefferson NOT propose bills for?

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Mandatory 5 day per week schooling

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Thomas Jefferson believed education should take child development and age-appropriate instruction into consideration.

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True

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Benjamin Rush believed that women’s education should include all of the following EXCEPT?

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Mathematics

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The single most influential person in the early development of a uniquely American version of the English language was….

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Noah Webster

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Noah Webster and Ben Franklin’s views about education both included teaching ideas that are useful to men

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True

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The Northwest Ordinance did nothing to help advance basic education for citizens.

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False

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What role did schools take in the education of Native Americans?

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Forced assimilation to American culture

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The Civilization Fund Act did all of the following except?

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Prohibit forced assimilation

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Post Revolution, ______ became the central institution of education?

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Schools

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The most widely heard voice in the common school movement was ______?

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Horace Mann

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The advertised purpose of schools during the common school movement was to _____?

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Mold the young into good citizens

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Horace Mann stated that he wanted a school system to be free of all of the following except?

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Moral education

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The common school replaced _____ as the carrier of culture.
The church
26
Male schoolmasters replaced the female school teacher.
False
27
_____wanted women to work outside the home and accepted second class citizenship to do so.
Catharine Beecher
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Which was NOT an opposition to the common schools?
Creation of social cohesion
29
African Americans were free in the north, but still restricted from attending school.
True
30
What court case claimed separate but equal was legal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
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The center of gravity in the U.S. was shifting ________.
West
32
In general, the leaders of the time were wanting to use _____ to spread cultural dominance.
Schools
33
Beecher advanced education in the west by _____
Training and sending teachers to work in the schools
34
The person that created a primer, speller, and 4 readers that sold over 1 million copies by 1920 was _____
William Holmes McGuffey
35
What was Calvin Stowe's vision for an education system?
Large boarding schools
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What did students NOT find in the McGuffey texts?
Homeage to England
37
What was NOT a goal of the Protestant missionaries in regards to Native Americans?
Allow them peace on their own land
38
What did Red Jacket simply ask for?
To be left alone
39
The North and South were growing further apart over their irreconcilable differences over slavery.
True
40
Beecher's fix to the teacher shortage reinforced the status quo and was not a radical departure from previous sex role stereotypes.
False
41
Who was a slave that escaped to freedom in the North and taught other slaves to read?
Frederick Douglas
42
At one time, Frederick Douglass thought learning to read was actually a curse.
True
43
The group that came together to teach the newly released or freed slaves was the ____?
Freedmen's Aid Society
44
Who wrote the "Future of the American Negro?"
Booker T. Washington
45
Who believed that there was a mismatch of education to the needs of the people?
Booker T. Washington
46
Who believed that industrial education must precede education for "high culture?"
Booker T. Washington
47
Who believed that African Americans needed to demand the full rights of citizens and develop an intellectual elite?
W.E.B. Dubois
48
What were Dubois's thoughts Washington's vision?
He didn't think it went far enough
49
Who opened the School of African Philosophy and launched the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
Marcus Garvey
50
Whose views did Garvey most align with?
Booker T. Washington
51
What started in the 1750s and led to a change and reorganization of schools?
The Industrial Revolution
52
The Committee of 10 reported that in 1892 what percentage of eligible young people graduated from high school?
4%
53
The Committee of 10 was brought together to find a common curriculum so that college admissions were attainable by all with a high school education.
True
54
Charles Eliot believed that...
There should be one curriculum for all
55
What did Charles Eliot believe should be the purpose of high school?
Prepare students for the duties of life
56
The Committee of 10 believed that it was whose responsibility for bettering the local school system?
Colleges
57
Thomas Edison believed that what needed to be taken into consideration to improve instruction?
Student interest
58
William Jennings Bryan opposed the teaching of what?
Evolution
59
Who was considered the "Father of American Psychology?"
G. Stanley Hall
60
G. Stanley Hall and Charles Eliot had similar viewpoints on the purpose and style of education.
False
61
_____ is claimed to be the best known educator in the United States
John Dewey
62
Snedden believed the purpose of education was to ____?
Get a job
63
John Dewey wanted education to be about "the real world" and use trades to understand content.
True
64
The Smith Hughes Act in 1917, signed by President Wilson, gave federal funding to what?
Pursue vocational education
65
The Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education called for a uniform, one size fits all, school curriculum offering all students the same subjects.
False
66
What did the Third Plenary Council for Baltimore (1884) call for?
A parish school for every Catholic church
67
Between 1880-1960, many non-Europeans were either not allowed in schools or they were but on the dominant culture's terms.
True
68
Which of the following was NOT a finding discussed in the Meriam Report?
Many quality accredited schools
69
Which is NOT a recommendation of the Meriam Report that would lead to a "change of viewpoint?"
Curriculum should be uniform and standardized
70
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the city segregated Chinese and Japanese students from white students.
True
71
Which of the following did the Gentlemen's Agreement do for the Japanese?
Integrated schools and limited immigration
72
Which of the following was NOT a restriction placed on Japanese Language Schools by Assembly Bill 836 in 1921?
Must operate for the same number of hours per day as public schools
73
Beatrice Griffith wrote about how Mexican school children often had great experiences where their heritage was honored
False
74
When the Orange County Board of Ed appealed their case regarding segregation, the justices did which of the following?
Called for an indictment to be brought against the board
75
The 1954 pamphlet about Puerto Ricans called for teachers to use students' background knowledge and exercise flexibility
True

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