Question

Study 5-10: History of Education in America

1. During the Revolution, many Americans
(like Thomas Jefferson) believed strongly that
education was a necessary component of
_____,

2. In 1837, _____, the Secretary of Education in
Massachusetts, began reforming the state's
school system, creating grade levels,
common standards and mandatory
attendance to ensure that all citizens could
become virtuous, educated voters.

3. _____ is best remembered for his short
stories, such as 'The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow.'

4. Beginning in 1823, several Eastern states
began operating so-called _____, which were
2-year colleges devoted to training school
teachers.

5. These colleges are still known as
_____ institutions.

6. American literary tradition developed, and
the two most popular authors
were Washington Irving and _____.

Study 5-11: The Missouri Compromise of 1820

1. But then, in 1819, Missouri applied for
statehood, and the so-called “Era of _____”
skidded to a halt.

2. Northerners recognized that if a new slave
state were added, the new senators would
vote to expand slavery into all of the
unorganized _____ territory.

3. Then, in 1817, New York passed a law that
gradually emancipated all of its slaves, giving
momentum to the _____ movement in the
North and creating some worry in the South.

4. Enter _____, a congressman from Kentucky.
He proposed admitting Missouri as a slave
state and Maine (which had always been part
of Massachusetts) as a free state.

5. The _____ was accepted in 1820, and two
years after applying, Missouri finally became
a state in 1821.

6. Beginning again in 1836, states were added in
pairs, when _____ and _____ joined the Union.

Answer 1

Study 5-10
1. self-government (a functioning republic)
2. Horace Mann
3. Washington Irving
4. normal schools
5. teacher-training (teachers’) institutions (aka “normal” institutions)
6. James Fenimore Cooper

Study 5-11
1. Good Feelings
2. western
3. the abolitionist movement
4. Henry Clay
5. the Missouri Compromise
6. Arkansas and Michigan