Chapter 6 -EDIC

The old Deluder Satan Law of 1647 required?

Towns with 50+ families to hire a teacher and collect taxes for schools.

Which law established education as a responsibility of the states?

10th amendment

What was a primary purpose of early boarding schools for Native American children?

To assimilate Native children into christianity and European culture

Which court case declared “separate but equal” constitutional?

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

The Mendez v. Westminster (1947) case was significant because it:

Outlawed the segregation of Mexican American students in California

Which of the following was a major influence of the Sputnik launch (1957) on U.S. education?

National Defense Education Act funding science, math, and languages

The Committee of Ten (1892) recommended:

A uniform curriculum for all students regardless of background

Which movement emphasized hands-on, child-centered learning alighned with real-life experiences?

Progrssivism

Which statement best describes early kindergarten in the U.S.?

Play-based learning introduced to support creativity and order.

Who was a key progressive educator who introduced the project method?

William heard Kilpatrick

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Court decision declaring segregated schools unconstitutional