History of Education

By BriannaBaum1
  • Oct 8, 1492

    Columbus sets on his journey

    Columbus enters the new world. He sails for the Spanish empire and finds the United States.
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    Colonial Period

  • Plymouth is founded

    The pilgrims found a new colony called Plymouth.

  • South Carolina colony is founded

    King Charles II founds this colony.
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    The Early National Period

  • A system is established

    The Northwest Ordinance establishes a system of government for the region and prohibits slavery from that territory.

  • The first cotton mill is opened

    Samuel Slater opens the first cotton mill in Pawtucket Rhode Island.

  • The Bill of Rights is ratified

    The Bill of Rights is ratified, protecting inviduals from the power of the central government.
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    The Common School Movement

  • New Secretary

    Horace Mann becomes the new secretary of education in the Massachusetts education board.

  • Pennsylvania makes a move

    Pennsylvania begins funding for the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble Minded children. Its a private school for children with disabilities.

  • Kindergarten is invented

    The first kindergarten is started in Watertown, Wisconsin, it was founded by Margarethe Schurz
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    The Modern Era

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus.

  • Assassination Attempt

    Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt.

  • 9/11

    Hijacked planes crash into the twin towers and the pentagon.