History of American Education

By shanebaxter17

  • Dame Schools

    Dame Schools were established in the New World. Schools mainly for women.

  • Harvard

    Harvard was founded

  • College of William and Mary

    The College of William and Mary was founded

  • Yale

    Yale was founded

  • Horn books

    Horn books became very common. A handheld device used to teach and remind students about their alphabet and numbers and a prayer was usually included.

  • Brown

    Brown University was founded

  • American Revolution

    American revolution started

  • Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

    These two men were in their prime

  • New Subjects

    New subjects were added to the curriculum: Roman, Greek, English, and American

  • Affluent Education

    Wealthy boys were given more opportunities to learn and get farther ahead in their education by learning Greek, Latin, Geography, and advanced literature

  • University of Virginia

    The University of Virginia was founded.

  • The Oregon Trail

  • Gold Rush

  • Kindergarten

  • Civil War

  • Morrill Land-Grant Act

  • The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions was formed

  • American Federation of Labor (AFL) was founded

  • Maria Montessori begins education with mentally handicapped students

  • First Montessori School: Casa dei Bambi was established

  • Montessori Method first published

  • Smith-Hughes Act