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What ancient Greek philosopher felt the primary purpose of schooling was for people to become moral beings?
Socrates
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What colonies were included in this region and what was their primary religious belief?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Protestant.
100
What colonies were included in this region? Although these colonies practiced several religions what was the primary one?
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Protestant.
100
What colonies were included in the Southern Colonies? What were their primary religious beliefs?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. Anglican.
100
What was the nick name for the Massachusetts Act of 1647?
Old Deluder Satan Act.
200
Plato and this person believed that the primary purpose of schooling lay in discovering what it means to be human?
Aristotle
200
New England students were required to learn to read and write English, Latin, and what other language? Why?
Greek so that they could pursue theological studies.
200
Middle Atlantic children were supposed to learn reading, writing, arithmetic, religion, and ______.
Useful Trade.
200
How did the Southern Colonies treat education?
They treated education as a private matter separate from the state.
200
The hornbook from the New England Colonies was not actually a book at all, what was it?
The hornbook was not actually a book but a small wooden paddle with a very thin, transparent layer of cow's horn for protection. The paper had the ABC's, some pairs of letters, and a religious verse.
300
Colonists settled in America for several reasons, among which was this freedom _____. This was also the primary purpose of education in the American colonies.
Religious
300
This act required that parents and masters see that their children knew the principles of religion and the laws of the Commonwealth.
Massachusetts Act of 1647.
300
The growth in business led to the development of what social class?
Middle Class.
300
What did people in these colonies believe was the most important training children could receive?
Training in the home.
300
What was a major religious event that occurred during this time period in the New England Colonies?
The Salem Witch Trials.
400
The American colonies were still under whose rule? Why was this important?
British Rule. This was important because it influenced the formation of two different types of schools; the vernacular school which was for lower-class males that taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion and the Latin grammar school which was for upper-class males.
400
What were the primary school books used in the New England Colonies?
The hornbook and the New England Primer.
400
Although the public schools in the Middle Atlantic Colonies were meant primarily for boys, what society accepted both boys and girls into their private schools?
The Society of Friends (popularly known as Quakers).
400
What was the purpose of education in the Southern Colonies?
To create a college-educated elite.
400
What language was a student required to speak and write in order to be accepted to Harvard University?
Latin.
500
Founded in 1636 this college was the only college available _____.
Harvard University.
500
Who went to school and did they attend the same schools or different? Did the school have another name?
Both boys and girls attended school. Boys started school at age six or seven. Girls did attend school, but they went to dame schools where they mainly learned housekeeping skills.
500
How were teachers paid in the Middle Atlantic Colonies?
Teachers were paid by the parents.
500
When and where was the first Southern school founded?
Virginia in 1636.
500
Who was John Locke and what did he believe about knowledge?
An English Philosopher and doctor who greatly influenced education during the 1600s and 1700s. He believed knowledge was "carried to people's minds through their sensory experiences".