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First Public University Founded
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -
Monitorial System of Education
This was a popular education method that encouraged grouping students by ability and as students excel have them help teach their peers. -
The Black Board was Created
James Pillans, headmaster and geography teacher invented the first modern blackboard by hanging a large piece of slate on a classroom wall. -
Louisiana Purchase
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War of 1812
1812-1815 - US/Britian emphasis on Maritime rights. -
Schools began expanding out west
1815-1819 -
First public high school in Boston
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Alexander Twilight
In 1823, Alexander Twlight, along with 18 other men, earned his BA degree from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, becoming the first person of African descent to graduate from an American college. -
Oberlin College
Founded in 1833 as a coeducational institution, Oberlin adopted a college policy to not discriminate against applicants on the basis of their race in 1835. -
First Historical Black College Founded
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania -
Normal School Began Admitting Women
School to educate teachers in curriculum and teaching pedagogy located in New England. -
Roberts vs. City of Boston
Supreme Court ruled that local school boards had the authority to segregate schools, overturned in 1855. -
Morrill Act
Gave federal land to establish colleges in every state -
First Law Prohibiting School Segregation
Massachusetts legislators passed law.