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Quaker Schools Social Justice
Quaker schools start educating girls, boys, whites, African Americans. Creating a social justice in the world giving everyone an equal opportunity. Even creating charity run schools for blacks and native Americans (P.113). -
English Influence
English influenced many of the settling colonies making English the highest and largest represented group and language. English settlements stretched from Maine to the Carolinas and east to the West Indian Islands (P. 100). -
Infant Schools arrive in America
Infant schools or "elementary" schools serving children ages three through five arrive in America. Originally started in New England. This giving children who worked in factories up to 14 hours a day get an education. (P. 122) -
Boston Opens First Public School
Known as latin schools, or infant and primary schools the first public high schools and free offers for education to prepare young men for the future were in Boston in 1821 (P. 122). -
Connecticut Law of 1950
The Connecticut law of 1950 ordered children and apprentices be taught to read at home. Taken on like their neighbors to the North they started Latin Schools (P.106).
