All of the following were objections to the idea of common schools except

All of the following were objections to the idea of common schools except

a. free schools mean fewer private school students.
b. they decreased the workforce of children who opted for school instead of jobs.
c. they provide avenues for social and economic mobility.
d. concerns that an overeducated citizenry might question authority.

Question 2...

Which of the following legislative acts divided federally owned wilderness land into townships and required the building of schools?

a. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b. Kalamazoo Act of 1874
c. Massachusetts Act of 1642
d. Morrill Act of 1862

Question 3...

Which of the following was included in the New England Primer?

a. a spelling guide based on the alphabet
b. The Lord's Prayer
c. The Ten Commandments
d. all of the above

Question 4...

The first compulsory education law in the New World was the

a. Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
b. Kalamazoo Act of 1874.
c. Massachusetts Act of 1642.
d. Morrill Act of 1862.

Question 5...

The Schoolmaster of the Republic who published the American Spelling Book was

a. Thomas Jefferson.
b. Horace Mann.
c. Benjamin Franklin.
d. Noah Webster.

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