Public Schooling in the South
"Hidden Passages to Freedom"
Miscellaneous
100
What are the most significant accomplishments by the Freedman's Bureau?
Cooperating with philanthropic and religious organizations to develop a number of higher institutions (Fisk University, Morehouse, Spelman....)
100
Why was education for the slaves and African Americans dangerous?
The threat of uprising (Nat Turner, 1831)
100
What are the 4 R's of education?
reading, riting, rithmetic, and religion
200
What amendments to the Constitution had to be ratified by the south before they could gain readmission to the Union?
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments
200
What Southern legislatures were adopted in regards to African Americans and education?
"black codes" or laws that made teaching slaves to read and write a criminal offense. Laws meant that slaves freed after 1830s were even less likely to have acquired literacy skills than had their predecessors.
200
Who was the first black to receive a Ph.D from Harvard University?
W.E.B. DuBois
300
Proposed by Thomas Jefferson, under what conditions were the southern states able to be granted readmission to the Union?
Agree to new constitutions that contained provisions for schools maintained at public expense and available to all.
300
With the growth of the free black population, what did Thomas Jefferson propose to eliminate anxieties?
Elimination of slavery through a process of education that would culminate in the emigration of blacks to Africa.
400
What factors worked against the South in the creation of a public school system/the spread of education?
Spirit of localism, limited urbanization, rivalries, agrarian economic system, and rigid class and caste system.
400
What was the purpose of Sunday schools in the north and south?
It provided an opportunity for religious instructions and basic literacy for working and poor children, especially those excluded from public and tax-supported schools.
500
What reform measures did State Senator Archibald D. Murphey propose for public education?
Creation of a state fund for public instruction and a state board to administer a system of public schools. The board would have the power to create districts, fix teacher salaries, prescribe the curriculum, and set up grade levels. Funds would come from state funds and local taxes.
500
What are the most significant accomplishments by the Freedman's Bureau?
Cooperating with philanthropic and religious organizations to develop a number of higher institutions (Fisk University, Morehouse, Spelman....)
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