Four Centuries of American Education

Question 1

President of Princeton

Answer 1

John Witherspoon

Question 2

Signer of Declaration of Independence; personally trained many early American leaders.

Answer 2

John Witherspoon

Question 3

Trained both white and African-American students including John Chavis.

Answer 3

John Witherspoon

Question 4

Famous African-American preacher and educator in North Carolina

Answer 4

John Chavis

Question 5

First to propose nationwide public schools following ratification of the Constitution

Answer 5

Benjamin Rush

Question 6

“Father of Public Schools under the Constitution”

Answer 6

Benjamin Rush

Question 7

Strong proponent of Bible remaining a school text

Answer 7

Benjamin Rush

Question 8

Produced actual wording of the Constitution

Answer 8

Gouveneur Morris

Question 9

The “Penman of the Constitution”

Answer 9

Gouveneur Morris

Question 10

Prosed wording of 1st Amendment

Answer 10

Fisher Ames

Question 11

Concerned that schools were adding texts other than the Bible and so took away time from Bible.

Answer 11

Fisher Ames

Question 12

“Schoolmaster to America”

Answer 12

Noah Webster

Question 13

“American Spelling Book” or “Blue-backed Speller”

Answer 13

Noah Webster

Question 14

Wrote many other academic textbooks which always included moral and religious lessons.

Answer 14

Noah Webster

Question 15

“Schoolmaster of the Nation”

Answer 15

William Holmes McGuffey

Question 16

Compiled a series of popular textbooks known as the “McGuffey Readers”

Answer 16

William Holmes McGuffey

Question 17

Pioneer in American education for women

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Emma Willard

Question 18

Famous African-American educator who headed the Tuskegee Institute as well as started a Bible college

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Booker T. Washington

Question 19

Attorney in the 1800s who argued for the preservation of religious instruction in America’s schools; Supreme Court agreed and protected Bible in classrooms

Answer 19

Daniel Webster

Question 20

Explained to citizens of new U.S. reasons for a federal Constitution

Answer 20

“Federalist Papers”

Question 21

Still considered single most authoritative source on the intent of the Constitution

Answer 21

“Federalist Papers”

Question 22

First federal education law in America

Answer 22

Northwest Ordinance (1789)

Question 23

Taught in three of America’s most widely used school textbooks: New England Primer, American Spelling Book, McGuffey Readers

Answer 23

Ten Commandments

Question 24

Charles Finney one of presidents

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Oberlin College

Question 25

One of first colleges to admit men/women, whites/blacks

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Oberlin College

Question 26

Proverbs 1:7: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge”

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Biblical basis of American education

Question 27

Religion, morality, knowledge; should be instilled in America’s children at school, at home, at church, and throughout our communities

Answer 27

Proven elements of a sound education