abeka history 11 section 13.1 & dtr

1821

first public high school

1825

completion of the erie canal

traditional education

passing on knowledge and tradition of the past to new generations

noah webster

wrote america’s first dictionary; “he taught millions to read, but not one to sin.”

blue-backed speller

all-in-one textbook used by most schools in america

william h. mcguffey

wrote the eclectic readers

mcguffey’s readers

also called eclectic readers

horace mann

promoted primary education for all children; created the first normal schools to train teachers

normal schools

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horace mann created the first ________ __________ to train teachers

free schools

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public schools were called ______ _________

1821

when was america’s first tax-supported high school in boston founded?

boston

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in 1821, america’s first tax-supported high school was founded in ________

university of north carolina

first state university

oberlin university

first co-ed college

wesleyan college

first college for only women

lyceums

organizations that conducted discussions and established libraries and public schools

josiah holbrook

founded the first lyceum

new york tribune

founded by horace greeley; first newspaper to gain a national readership

horace greeley

founded the new york tribune

telegraph

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the ___________ allowed papers to be printed with great speed

william dean howells

discovered and published many of america’s greatest writers