Colonial Education 1619 to 1776

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Test Your Knowledge
Colonial Education (1619 to 1776)
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What was one thing children did to be educated in
this time period? Read childrens
books Played with neighbors Read the Bible
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Thats Right! Children read the Bible, learned
prayers, learned about their duties
(gender-based), and had diaries.
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Which colonies had the most religious
tolerance? Massachusetts Bay Colony Southern
Colonies Middle Colonies
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Thats Right! The Middle Colonies had the most
tolerance which led to the separation of church
and state.
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Which was not a type of schooling during the
Colonial Era? Varsity Schools Grammar
Schools Apprenticeships
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Thats Right! During the Colonial Era there were
grammar schools, dame schools, field schools, and
apprenticeships.
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Name the type of school young students, older
woman teachers, functioned as the first form of
nursery. Dame Schools Field Schools Grammar
Schools
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Thats Right! Those characteristics describe
Dame Schools.
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Name the type of school privileged male
students, male teachers, purpose was to educate
future ministers, doctors, leaders. Apprenticesh
ips Grammar Schools Field Schools
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Thats Right! Those characteristics described
Grammar Schools.
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Name the type of school Students of plantation
owners, itinerant teacher, purpose was basic
education. Apprenticeships Dame
Schools Field Schools
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Thats Right! Those characteristics described
Field Schools.
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Name the type of school Poor male students,
skilled tradesman teacher, purpose is to prepare
young men for a specific trade. Field
schools Apprenticeships Grammar Schools
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Thats Right! Those characteristics described
Apprenticeships.
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Which was not a purpose for education in those
years? To set specific ways of life As a
cure for societys ills To move towards freedom
of thought
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Thats Right! That was not a purpose of
education during that time period.
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