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History of education 1620-1770
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Mayflower
The ship Mayflower lands in Cape Cod, bringing the first colonists to America. -
Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School is founded. This is the first private school in the new world. -
Harvard
Harvard is founded. This is the first college in the New World, and was made to train ministers. -
Old Deluder Satan Act
This act was enacted to combot the Devil by having well educated people who could read their Bible in each community. -
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
This essay, published by John Locke, states that the persons mind is a blank slate that is molded by those around them. -
New England Primer
The New England Primer is published. This is the first textbook in the New World. -
Some Thoughts Concerning Edcuation
John Locke publishes Some Thoughts Concerning Education, which states that upper class boys should be educated to be moral, reflective gentleman. -
On Working Schools
John Locke publishes On Working Schools, which states that the lower class should be educated in such a way as to imbue a good work ethic in them. -
First Publicly Library
First publicly supported library is founded in South Carolina -
First Public Library
First Public Library Law, outlines plan for new public library. -
Roman Catholic Priests Banned
All Roman Catholic Priests are banned from the colony of Massachusetts. -
Yale
Yale is founded. -
Segregation
First time blacks are denied the right to an education. -
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin establishes the American Philosophical Society, bringing new ideas from the European Enlightenment to America. These ideas clash with the common religious ideas, as they are about secularism, reason, and science. -
English Academy
Ben Franklin establishes the “English Academy”, featuring a classical education with a modern attitude. -
End of French and Indian War
End of French and Indian War