Week15: Development of the American Education System

1. Most of these answers tell ways that Horace Mann impacted education. Choose the one that does NOT tell how he impacted educaation.

• He started the first public school system in the state of Massachusetts

• He started the first school to train teachers so they would be well trained to teach.

• He wanted school to be free for everyone.

• He wanted older students to get trained so they could help the younger students.

Which one of our founding fathers tried to get free public education in his home state of Virginia?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

Was Thomas Jefferson successful when he tried to get public education started in Virginia?

• Yes, he was successful

• No, he wasn't successful

Why did Thomas Jefferson think it was important for the public to be educated?

• So they could make good, informed choices when it came time to vote.

• So they could make good, informed choices when it came time to fight for their country.

• So they could make good, informed choices when it came time to decide what to eat for dinner.

• So they could make good, informed choices when it came time to settle the west.

What did Catharine Beecher do for a living?

• She was a nurse.

• She was a writer.

• She was an influencer on You-tube.

• She was an athlete.

Catharine Beecher believed that education was necessary for _________________.

• boys that worked in factories

• only girls

• only boys

• boys and girls

Benjamin Rush was a famous for signing what?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Three of these people were pictured and discussed in Article #4 - Transcendentalism and Individualism in Literature. Name the person that was NOT mentioned in this article. (Use your newspaper if you need it)

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

• Walt Whitman

• Louisa May Alcott

Who is considered to be the founder of transcendentalism? (The one who started the transcendentalism.)

• Henry David Thoreau

• Benjamin Rush

• Horace Mann

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is tuition?

• Money that you donate to the church.

• Money that you pay to attend a school.

• Tax money that the federal government give to the states for school.

• Money that is given to teachers for school supplies.