Education in Early America

In what year did America's first "public school" open its doors?
1. 1635
2. 1776
3. 1647
4. 1690
Which of the 13 colonies was the first to require that towns provide schooling for children?
1. Pennsylvania
2. New York
3. Massachusetts
4. Georgia
In colonial America, only boys were allowed to attend school.
1. True
2. False
What was the first college in America?
1. The College of William and Mary
2. Yale
3. Princeton
4. Harvard
Which of these was not required to be a teacher in colonial America?
1. The ability to read and write.
2. Loyalty to the crown.
3. Church membership.
4. Formal training.
From what book did most colonial children learn to read?
1. The Hornbook
2. The Bible
3. Webster's Blue-Back Speller
4. The New England Primer.
What was the first state to pass compulsory education laws?
1. Virginia
2. New Jersey
3. Pennsylvania
4. Massachusetts
Who is considered the "Father of American Public Education"?
1. William Torrey Harris
2. Horace Mann
3. John Dewey
4. Cotton Mather
What percentage of America's Founding Fathers had a formal education?
1. approximately 33 percent (one third of them)
2. approximately 50 percent (half of them)
3. approximately 75 percent (three fourths of them)
4. 90+ percent
What was the estimated literacy rate at the time of the American Revolution?
1. 65 percent
2. 75 percent
3. 85 percent
4. nearly 100 percent