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History of Education - 18th century

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following did Benjamin Franklin do for education?

a)

He was the first to propose literacy as a subject

b)

He founded the university of Virginia

c)

He founded the library company of Philadelphia

d)

He wrote the American Spelling Book

e)

He opened an academy that was oriented toward real world, useful learning

2.

What bill did Thomas Jefferson propose in 1779?

a)

The Bill for the More General Discussion of Knowledge

b)

Philadelphia Bill for the More General Diffusion of Education

c)

Virginia Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge

d)

Georgia Bill for the More General Discussion of Knowledge

3.

Who saw the education of women as absolutely necessary because they are the first teachers of children?

a)

Noah Webster

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

What did the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787 do?

a)

Called for the strengthening of science, math, and foreign language programs

b)

Made it to where schools had to have religious aspects

c)

Ruled that segregating children based on race is wrong and illegal

d)

divided federally owned wilderness land into townships and required the building of schools

5.

Who of the following signed the Deceleration of Independence

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Noah Webster

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

6.

What did the Quakers believed about education?

a)

The education system is awful

b)

Education should be all inclusive

c)

No one should be educated

d)

Education should be exclusive

7.

At first, what was the most popular degree?

a)

theology

b)

commerce

c)

law

d)

medicine

8.

Which of the following did the Franklin Academy offer?

a)

astronomy

b)

navigation

c)

accounting

d)

book keeping

9.

Noah Webster hated the idea of educating women

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Teacher were greatly respected

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Teachers were known to "board 'round"

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Ben Franklin was an inventor

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Thomas Jefferson proposed his bill in 1780

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Noah Webster didn't know how to read

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Education is directly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1788

a)

True

b)

False