What School Was Like in the 13 Colonies

What School Was Like in the 13 Colonies

11th Grade

15 Qs

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What School Was Like in the 13 Colonies

What School Was Like in the 13 Colonies

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mike Lemoine

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the modern institution of the public school get a foothold in America?

18th century

17th century

Early 20th century

Mid-19th century

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which school offered education to around 400 free and enslaved African American students between 1760 and 1774?

Old Deluder School

Harvard College

Bray School

Providence School

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason Puritans placed a high priority on education?

Economic advancement

Political power

Religious duty

Social status

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the 'hornbook' used for in colonial education?

Studying geography

Learning to read and write

Memorizing historical dates

Teaching arithmetic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 'Old Deluder Satan Act' of 1647 require?

Every town with 50 households to provide a petty school

All children to attend school

Free education for all children

Mandatory religious instruction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which colony was the first to establish a permanent English settlement in the Americas?

New York

Georgia

Virginia

Massachusetts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary textbook used in New England petty schools?

The Hornbook

The New England Primer

The Latin Grammar

The Bible

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