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The History of Education in USA

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In 1954, which Supreme Court ruling declared segregated schools were unconstitutional?

  1. Brown v. Board of Education

  2. Dred Scott v. Sandford

  3. Plessy v. Ferguson

  4. Batson v. Kentucky


Correct Option: A

When did public schooling become widespread in the South?

  1. after the Revolutionary War

  2. during the Civil War

  3. during the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War

  4. during World War I


Correct Option: C

Founded in 1727, which school is the earliest continually operating school for girls?

  1. Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC

  2. The Catholic Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, LA

  3. Bethlehem Female Seminary in Bethlehem, PA

  4. Philadelphia School of Design for Women in Philadelphia, PA


Correct Option: B

In early American schools, girls did not have an option to pursue higher education.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

On what subjects did early public schools focus?

  1. family, religion, and community

  2. math and reading

  3. science, math, and trade skills

  4. religion and science


Correct Option: A

What was Horace Mann's vision for education in the state of Massachusetts?

  1. a system where teachers could teach whatever they wanted

  2. a system of teachers who would teach organized curriculum

  3. a system where students create the curriculum

  4. a system where students should study independently


Correct Option: B

Who is credited with inventing the modern form of education in the United States?

  1. John Andrew

  2. Thomas Jefferson

  3. Jonathan Mercer

  4. Horace Mann


Correct Option: D

When was the first law passed in the United States that made education mandatory

  1. 1852

  2. 1700

  3. 1915

  4. 1927


Correct Option: A

Which American city was the first to open a public high school in 1821?

  1. Boston

  2. New York

  3. Philadelphia

  4. Washington DC


Correct Option: A

Opened in 1635, what was the first-ever school in what is now the United States?

  1. The New Jersey Science School

  2. The New York Arts School

  3. The Boston Latin School

  4. The Philadelphia Grammar School


Correct Option: C
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