Quiz Development of American Education
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Question 1 1.25 / 1.25 pts Normal schools were important for women because they
included content related to domestic skills.
offered courses at convenient times.
provided opportunities for higher education.
were staffed by women.
Question 2 1.25 / 1.25 pts The Northwest Ordinance of 1785 required townships to
assist schools through the use of taxes.
designate land for the purpose of education.
hire professionally trained teachers.
teach agriculture in the schools.
Question 3 1.25 / 1.25 pts Thomas Jefferson's Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge is an important benchmark in the history of public education because it
was the first legislative attempt by a state to take over schools and use them for social, political, and economic purposes.
represents the first time a national leader took the initiative to create a national system of public education.
marked a transition in the broad purpose of schooling from religious instruction, as had existed in the colonial period, to public schools based on the needs of a democratic society.
challenged the ability of the federal government to intervene in the affairs of public schools.
Question 4 1.25 / 1.25 pts The Committee of Ten recommended that high-school programs emphasize
classical literature.
college preparation.
mathematics and science.
vocational education.
Question 5 1.25 / 1.25 pts In the late nineteenth century, the federal government provided education for Native Americans with the purpose of
assimilating Native Americans into the white society.
encouraging higher employment for Native Americans.
promoting religious values.
preserving Native American traditions.
Question 6 1.25 / 1.25 pts The Freedmen's Bureau intended to
eliminate limitations on travel after the Civil War.
help former slaves adjust to freedom.
provide free legal assistance for businesses.
promote teacher training.
Question 7 1.25 / 1.25 pts Which group tended to have the greatest access to educational opportunities in colonial America?
children of enslaved Africans
sons of rural southerners
daughters of Pennsylvania Quakers
sons of the upper class in New England
Question 8 1.25 / 1.25 pts The G.I. Bill of 1944
aided expansion of the military academies.
resulted in increased funding for schools with large enrollments of African American students.
provided federal funds for veterans to subsidize their education.
represents the first time the federal government assisted higher education.
Question 9 1.25 / 1.25 pts The ___________ recreated the socioeconomic class-based dual track school systems.
French
Canadians
colonists
Puritans
Question 10 1.25 / 1.25 pts The educational efforts of people such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Noah Webster most directly culminated in which of the following?
the development of the common school by leaders such as Horace Mann during the nineteenth century
the creation of normal schools for the preparation of teachers
the establishment of the idea that all students should receive both elementary and secondary education
the belief that public education in the United States was clearly superior to education in private schools
Question 11 1.25 / 1.25 pts New York’s educational system found its roots in the Reformed Church of the __________ colonists.
Irish
English
Swedish
Dutch
Question 12 1.25 / 1.25 pts The middle school was designed to
address concerns of parents about personal safety in high school.
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create more opportunities for career education.
permit a gradual transition from childhood to adolescence.
shift large enrollments out of overcrowded junior high schools.
Question 13 1.25 / 1.25 pts The change that opened the door to the high-school movement was
improved professional training for secondary teachers.
court rulings enabling tax support for public schools.
mandates by the state department of education on the curriculum.
the increased need for schooling due to westward expansion.
Question 14 1.25 / 1.25 pts Matthew is the twelve-year-old son of a successful businessman in colonial New England. Which of the following schools is he most likely to attend?
dame school
Franklin Academy
town school
Latin grammar school
Question 15 1.25 / 1.25 pts Large southern plantations affected schooling for blacks and poor whites by
having agriculture as part of the curriculum.
limiting the locations of schools.
limiting the number of school days available.
limiting opportunities for their education.
Question 16 0 / 1.25 pts The NW Ordinance (1787) ensured all EXCEPT which of the following: Set aside land for public schools
Prohibited slavery in the NW territory
Established property taxes as a means to fund schools
Expressed religion as necessary for good government
Question 17 1.25 / 1.25 pts Which Amendment(s) to the U.S. Constitution address(es) education? Amendment 11
Amendment 25
Amendment 27
All of these
None of these
Question 18 1.25 / 1.25 pts Which of the following was NOT a common curriculum tool in colonial New England? Bible
McGuffey Readers
New England Primer
Horn Book
Question 19 1.25 / 1.25 pts Historically speaking, all of the following people are connected to a particular educational organization. Which one of the following is NOT an accurate pair? Robert Raikes- Sunday Schools
DeWitt Clinton- Old Field Schools
Horace Mann- Common Schools
Joseph Lancaster- Monitorial Schools
Question 20 1.25 / 1.25 pts The 1642 Old Deluder Satan Act
required towns of 50 citizens to . . . Build a church
Hire a pastor
Hire a teacher
Give literacy tests
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