WorksheetsHistory of Education - 18th century
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following did Benjamin Franklin do for education?
He was the first to propose literacy as a subject
He founded the university of Virginia
He founded the library company of Philadelphia
He wrote the American Spelling Book
He opened an academy that was oriented toward real world, useful learning
What bill did Thomas Jefferson propose in 1779?
The Bill for the More General Discussion of Knowledge
Philadelphia Bill for the More General Diffusion of Education
Virginia Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge
Georgia Bill for the More General Discussion of Knowledge
Who saw the education of women as absolutely necessary because they are the first teachers of children?
Noah Webster
Horace Mann
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
What did the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787 do?
Called for the strengthening of science, math, and foreign language programs
Made it to where schools had to have religious aspects
Ruled that segregating children based on race is wrong and illegal
divided federally owned wilderness land into townships and required the building of schools
Who of the following signed the Deceleration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin
Noah Webster
Thomas Jefferson
All of the above
None of the above
What did the Quakers believed about education?
The education system is awful
Education should be all inclusive
No one should be educated
Education should be exclusive
At first, what was the most popular degree?
theology
commerce
law
medicine
Which of the following did the Franklin Academy offer?
astronomy
navigation
accounting
book keeping
Noah Webster hated the idea of educating women
True
False
Teacher were greatly respected
True
False
Teachers were known to "board 'round"
True
False
Ben Franklin was an inventor
True
False
Thomas Jefferson proposed his bill in 1780
True
False
Noah Webster didn't know how to read
True
False
Education is directly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1788
True
False
