Moodle Notes 2.2: Education and the Press
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In 1647, Massachusetts law required towns of over how many families to establish PRIMARY schools for boys?
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50
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In 1647, Massachusetts law required towns of over how many families to establish GRAMMAR schools for boys?
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100
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In the MIDDLE COLONIES, schools were either ___ or ___.
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church-sponsored or private
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How were children educated in southern colonies?
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tutors
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Where was Harvard built? (town and colony)
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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What was the first colonial college?
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Harvard
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What year was Harvard established?
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1636
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What year was William and Mary established?
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1694
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What colony was William and Mary (college) in?
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Virginia
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What year was Yale established?
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1701
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What colony was Yale established in?
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Connecticut
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College of New Jersey is also known as what school?
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Princeton
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What three colleges were established before the Great Awakening?
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Yale, Harvard, William and Mary
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What kind of school was Princeton (College of New Jersey)?
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Presbyterianism
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What religion did William and Mary promote?
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Anglicanism
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What religion did King's College promote?
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Anglicanism
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What religion did Rhode Island College promote?
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Baptist
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What is another name for King's College?
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Colombia
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What is another name for Rhode Island College?
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Brown
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What religion did Queens College promote?
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Dutch reformist
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What is another term for Queens College?
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Rutgers
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What religion did Dartmouth College promote?
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Congregationalism
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What was the only non-sectarian college established during this period?
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The College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania)
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Who established The College of Philadelphia?
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Benjamin Franklin
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In 1725, how many newspapers existed in the colonies?
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5
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By 1776, how many newspapers existed in the colonies?
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40+
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What newspaper did the first cartoon appear? Who put it there?
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Philadelphia Gazette; Ben Franklin
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If a printer offended a political authority, it risked being jailed for what?
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libel
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The case in which John Peter Zenger, a NY editor and publisher, criticized the government but was acquitted by the jury during his trial.
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Zenger Case
