History of Education Timeline

  • Settlement

    The first permanent English settlement happened in North America in James Town, VA
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    The Colonial Period

  • Plymouth discovered

    The plymouth colony was founded by the pilgrims
  • Education

    Education was only available to the upper class in the 17th century
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    The National Period

  • Rights of Religion

    The bill pass stating that the United States government can not pass a bills regarding the separation of religions.
  • Americas Debt

    The United States was in debt because of the war with Britain and Spain because Europe had all of the equipment to make Americas currency.
  • American peace delegation in France

    The X,Y,Z affair was created to bring the United States and France out of war and to bring each other peace.
  • Rights to Education

    Public education was now available to everyone in the United States.
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    The common school movement

  • The Need For Teachers

    At the time there was hardly any teachers. Each teachers had to teach around 57 students each.
  • The N.E.A

    The national education association was created to influence and create more jobs for teachers and more education for students.
  • The Funding

    Tax money was now being used to pay for everyone's public education.
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    The High School Evolution

  • Secondary Education

    The commission on the reorganization of secondary education was made for leaders who favored high school curriculum
  • The Economic Collapse

    The economic collapse forced more than 2.3 million adolescent's back to school to get a education or to seek a higher education.
  • Our suffering neighbors.

    After World War ll the United State decided that it would help our neighbors in Europe recover from World War ll.
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    The Modern Era

  • Cold War

    The United States had joined the cold war with its enemy Russia. Russia was now trying to take over and dictate Europe.
  • The Economic Survival

    The United States was struggling with its economic recovery. Taxes had gone up by 65%.

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