He dedicated his life to improve education. They believed that everyone deserved the right to a proper education.
Hint: His nickname was the "Father of the Common School".
Who is Horace Mann
100
Originally kids were taught from this book.
Hint: usually called the "Good Book".
What is the Bible
100
Women's education was frowned upon and a woman's main job was at this place.
Hint: There's no place like ____.
What is home?
100
New England had the highest literacy rate.
What is true?
100
Wrote the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is Washington Irving?
200
He created the American Dictionary of 1828 and was nicknamed "School master of the republic."
Hint: Their last name is the same as a common dictionary.
Who is Noah Webster?
200
This minority was forbidden to read or write in the South and rarely in the North.
Hint: They were forbidden because the majority didn't want their "property" to learn that they could fight back.
What are African Americans?
200
The educational movement marked the beginning of this political activism. Wealthy white woman were usually the leaders of this activism. (Susan B. Anthony)
Hint: a current term used to describe someone who supports women's rights.
What is Feminism?
200
Poor families raised money to fund the public schools that their kids attended.
What is false. The rich families funded most of the public schools.
200
A religious,literary, and philosophical movement that nurtured the golden age of American Literature.
Hint: Think of the "hippies" but not as extreme.
What is Transcendentalism.
300
She fought for women's education in the mid 1800's and promoted teacher training programs.
Who is Catherine Beecher?
300
The first coeducational college in America?
Hint: The BERLIN wall ruins is a pretty cool place to visit.
What is Oberlin college?
300
Teachers were very educated and well trained.
What is false. Teachers only taught the three R's: Readin', Ritin', and Rithmetic. They were ill tempered, ill trained, and ill paid.