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True or False
The Colonial Period
Start of Public Schools
American Schools and Colleges
RANDOM
100
Academies were public schools.
FALSE
100
Which colony differed culturally than New England colony schools?
Middle Atlantic Colony
100
The common school _______ from state to state. a) partied b) differed c) were the same
B) differed
100
Academies were introduced by who to replace Latin grammar schools?
Benjamin Franklin
100
Who was the main star in the movie "World War Z"?
Who is Brad Pitt.
200
Benjamin Franklin helped develop new proposals for the public schools.
TRUE
200
Children that were of plantation owners normally had ______ to teach them.
Private Tutors
200
Were students all in multiple room schools or one room schools?
Students were in One-Room schools.
200
What is the two or three year school called that is between elementary and high school?
Junior High School
200
Which four teams are left in the MLB for the 2015 postseason?
Cubs and New York Mets Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals
300
Due to Christianity being taught in schools it did not provide a basic curriculum for students.
FALSE, it did provide basic curriculum for students.
300
What were the main subjects taught in these schools?
Reading, Writing, and Religion.
300
Catherine Beecher was a supporter of ____________. a) Prepping future mothers b) Women running for President c) Preparing woman as teachers
C) Preparing woman as teachers
300
How long is middle school?
Will accept answers that include two or four years.
300
A tomato is a ______?
Fruit
400
There was a problem in schools with the ideology of Americanization in public schools.
TRUE
400
If you were educated you could resist whom?
The devil.
400
Who was the powerful Whig political leader who took an interest in bettering education?
Horace Mann
400
How many acres did the Morrill Act of 1862 grant each state for each person in Senate?
30,000 acres of free land.
400
When does Star Wars Episode VI premiere?
December 18, 2015
500
We do not teach evolution in schools due to the court decision in 1925.
FALSE
500
Boys that were in upper classes were taught what language?
Latin
500
What replaced the monitorial method of teaching?
The common school.
500
What year did the Freedman's Bureau end?
It ended in 1872.
500
Which Disney Princess was the first Disney animated feature in Technicolor?
"Snow White"