Question 1

What role did the Founding Fathers give to education in the new federal government under the U.S.Constitution?

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Question 2

The change that opened the door to the high-school movement was

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A)  improved professional training for secondary teachers. 
B)  court rulings enabling tax support for public schools. 
C)  mandates by the state department of education on the curriculum. 
D)  the increased need for schooling due to westward expansion.

Question 3

Normal schools were important for women because they

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A)  included content related to domestic skills. 
B)  offered courses at convenient times. 
C)  provided opportunities for higher education. 
D)  were staffed by women.

Question 4

After compulsory school laws were passed, providing public secondary schools became the responsibility of the

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A)  local districts. 
B)  states. 
C)  federal government. 
D)  county.

Question 5

Events in the United States during the twentieth century such as the G.I.Bill, Title IX, and educating students with disabilities tended to highlight most directly

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A)  the increasing lack of interest by the American public in the role of public schools in society. 
B)  a continued emphasis on the role of education in promoting a sense of nationalism and creating an "American" culture. 
C)  the increasing influence of the national government in the affairs of public education. 
D)  the increasing lack of direction leading to the decay of public education in this country.

Question 6

A distinguishing feature of the middle colonies was that they had

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A)  a variety of religions and languages. 
B)  Latin grammar schools. 
C)  limited school for members of the lower classes. 
D)  town schools.

Question 7

What early American statesman advocated schools that taught the Bible and Christian principles and that were supported by a combination of private (controlled by religious denominations) and public funds?

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A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Benjamin Rush 
D)  Noah Webster

Question 8

The ___________ recreated the socioeconomic class-based dual track school systems.

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A)  French 
B)  Canadians 
C)  colonists 
D)  Puritans

Question 9

What is meant by the term assimilationist education? What impact did this have on American education in the late 1800s and the first half of the 1900s?

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Question 10

Interest in the monitorial method of instruction faded because it

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A)  provided limited content coverage. 
B)  proved too costly. 
C)  was replaced by the common school. 
D)  was too difficult to manage in large classes.

Question 11

Certifying teachers to teach in one-room schools in the 1800s was the responsibility of the

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A)  local representative to Congress. 
B)  local school board. 
C)  mayor of the community. 
D)  state department of education.

Question 12

Identify and discuss who was advantaged and who was disadvantaged by the educational opportunities provided by the dual-track system of schools in the colonial period.

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Question 13

The "Old Deluder Satan" Act was important because it

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A)  required towns to appoint a reading and writing teacher. 
B)  outlawed the teaching of religion in the schools. 
C)  required professional training for teachers. 
D)  introduced taxation for citizens.

Question 14

Which of the following is most opposite to the common school in its underlying philosophy and purpose?

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A)  Latin grammar school 
B)  New England town school 
C)  monitorial school 
D)  one-room school

Question 15

What are the characteristics of the common school? How did it differ from the academy?

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Question 16

The role of women has changed considerably since colonial times.Similarly, educational opportunities for women have changed.What was the role of women during the colonial period? What were the educational opportunities for women at that time? What have been some of the influences since that time on changes in the role of women and in educational opportunities for women?

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Question 17

How did Noah Webster reason that American cultural identity and unity could be developed through the use of language?

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Question 18

Thomas Jefferson's Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge is an important benchmark in the history of public education because it

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A)  was the first legislative attempt by a state to take over schools and use them for social, political, and economic purposes. 
B)  represents the first time a national leader took the initiative to create a national system of public education. 
C)  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. 
D)  challenged the ability of the federal government to intervene in the affairs of public schools.

Question 19

____________________ taught the Latin and Greek languages required for admission to colonial colleges.

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A)  The dual track system 
B)  Latin grammar schools 
C)  Town schools 
D)  Jefferson schools

Question 20

Junior high schools emerged as a result of

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A)  pressure from parents and community leaders. 
B)  recommendations from the National Education Association. 
C)  the desire for a transitional institution between elementary school and high school. 
D)  the influence of child psychologists.

Exam 5: Historical Development of American Education