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Schools and events in History
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Yale Founded
About Yale/ History
Yale was an university established by English clergymen to continue the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. This school is located in New Haven, Connecticut. This is significant in America's history because it was one further step of the settler's separating themselves from Great Britain. A significant place of education was established, furthering the settler's knowledge and intelligence. -
First Public Library
Before this time, people had very limited access to books and they were rare and expensive. Benjamin Franklin, along with a philosophical group, the Junto, opened the first public library ("The Library" par 2). This helped education along in the colonies because it brought the idea of free and accessible books to the forefront. It got the people to think along the lines of reading, studying and enjoying the priviledge. -
Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a very pivotal event in religious history in the colonies, but it also affected the educational systems. It introduced many new ideas. Cirriculum was largely based on religious views, therefore when many of these views were being introduced to new ideas, some schools started to face challenges. The new religious views got people thinking on their own, and preaching their own ideas, which may have challenged the school's cirriculum. -
College of New Jersey (Princeton) founded
About Princeton
College of New Jersey (Princeton) was home of Nassau Hall, where in the Spring and Fall of 1783, meeetings of the Continental Congress were held. This is important because a place had come for the settler's to communicate their ideas and for the leaders to make their decisions as a nation. -
The Franklin Academy
Benjamin Franklin established a new kind of secondary school called the academy. It eventually replaced Latin grammar schools and offered a variety of subjects, ranging from science and mathematics to athletics, navigation, and bookeeping. The Franklin Academy was open to both boys and girls which was somewhat rare after America's Declaration of Independence (Koch pg. 50). -
French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years War, it was a conflict between France and Virginia. Both sides had claimed the Ohio River Valley, and were in a race to see who could establish a fort there first. War was not declared until 1756, but this was the beginning (Oakes). This war brought a lot of conflict to the American colonies and hindered the ownership of land and territorial control, therfore delaying the development of schools and education in the area. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1763. Most of the French territory is given to England (Oakes pg 164). Ending this conflict got many of the other countries out of the way for the American colonies to continue establishment. Without a war going on, the boys and men of the country could continue their studies without disturbances and strive to reach career goals. -
Stamp Act
Parliament passed the Stamp Act which imposed tax on all newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, dice, amlmanacs, and pamphlets. The Stamp Act raised the issue of taxation without representation (Oakes). The Stamp Act effected the schools in the American colonies because most of their supplies was taxed, which made it more difficult to have their needs met. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act empowered Great Britain to pass laws affecting the colonies (Oakes). The Stamp Act had already been repealed, but the Decalratory Act made the schools shift back to Great Britain's school system. -
Revolutionary War Begins
The Revolutionary War, also known as American War of Independence, was between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the North American continent. Each colony had it's own government, revolutionaries set up the Second Continental Congress, and the Continental Army was formed (Oakes pg 185-215). Because of the Revolution, education for young men was put on hold. The result of independence would prevail with many opportunities in schooling. -
Declaration of Independence
Congress voted on the resolution that " these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States". Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft and July 2, there was a unanimous vote to declare Independence (Oakes p 187-188). For Jefferson to be such a high figure in society and the nation, his interest and presence in furthering education of citizens, only empowered the importance of education. -
Two- Track education System
Thomas Jefferson proposed the two track education system that would divide students into two groups. One group consisted of preparation for law, ministry or medicine. The other group prepared in practical, laboring trades, such as ironwork or shipbuilding. This system was implemented with the creation of vocational schools throughout the United States ( "Exploring.." 318). -
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 set forth how the U.S. would divide the land it acquired from Great Britain. Not only did it divide the land, it distributed the land that was north and west from the Ohio River ("The Land..." par. 1). This is significant for schooling across America because it set aside land for public schools, therefore, sending children to school rather than teaching at home became more popular (Koch pg 50). -
Young Ladies Academy
This is the first academy for girls opened in America. It was opened by John Poor in Philadelphia. It taught young ladies Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Rhetoric, Composition and Geography( Lerner pg 209). -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This act created and specified how various parts of the Northwest could become states. This meant that the land would not be owned by private citizens, but would form a state government ("The Northwest... par.1). In education, this meant that the federal government would fund these states with money for public schooling. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 excelled America into more public schooling for the citizens.
