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Yale was founded
The University of Yale was created. This offered students higher levels of education. -
First Public Library
Benjamin Franklin, along with a philosophical group, the Junto, opened the first public library. This created more people to start reading. -
The Franklin Academy
Benjamin Franklin established a new kind of secondary school. Replaced some schools and offered athletics, navigation, and bookkeeping. -
Samp Act
The Stamp Act affected schools in America by taxing supplies, which made it more difficult to have their needs met. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act empowered Great Britain to pass laws. The Declaratory Act made the schools shift back to Great Britain's school system. -
Declaration of Independance
We signed the Declaration of Independence. The U.S. people gained independance. -
Two- Track Education System
This split education into law, ministry, or medicine schools; practical, laboring trades, such as ironwork or shipbuilding. This system created vocational schools. -
Young Ladies Academy
The first academy for girls opened in America. It taught young ladies reading, writing, English, grammar, composition, and geography.