Early 19th Century American Education and Events Worksheet

Around 1800, higher education in the United States

• served about two percent of the white men in the country.

• began to admit many more poor citizens than before.

• saw the number of colleges and universities growing substantially.

• gave access to women, blacks, and Indians.

Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the treason trial of _______.

• Aaron Burr

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

The main features of American education during the early nineteenth century included which of the following?

• Limited access to education, focus on basic literacy, and the rise of public schools

• Universal free college education for all citizens

• Widespread use of technology in classrooms

• Mandatory secondary education for all children

During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson made a name for himself in Florida and at New Orleans.

• True

• False

During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson made a name for himself in Florida and at New Orleans.

• True

• False

Eli Whitney's _______ revolutionized the American South's economy.

• cotton gin

• steam engine

• telegraph

• spinning jenny

In 1800, Washington, D.C.,

• had grown in size equal to Philadelphia.

• was little more than a simple village.

• was widely recognized as a city built on a grand scale.

• had yet to be occupied by the national government.

In the War of 1812, the Battle of New Orleans

In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of:

• private institutions.

• the states.

• individual cities and towns.

• the federal government.

In the study of medicine during the early nineteenth century,

• anatomy became the leading contributor to medical knowledge.

• municipal leaders sought better public awareness of sanitation to reduce diseases.

• most physicians spoke out against the practice of bleeding and purging.

• most doctors received their training by working with an established physician.