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Massachusetts School Law
Required that parents taught children and servants the basics of religion and commonwealth. Both children and servants needed to show that they knew and understood both aspects of life. -
Old Deluder Satan Act
Also called the Law of 1647, was put in place because of the Law of 1642. This is the first law that actually had something to do with general schooling. It stated that towns of 50 families get a schoolmaster who would teach children to read and write. Then towns with a hundred families must hire a grammar schoolmaster who could prepare kids to attend Harvard. -
"New England Primer" Textbooks Printed
In Boston by Benjiman Harris. -
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European settlement
In the 1700's many Europeans settle in rural places and run their own schools in their primary language. (non-English) -
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General Info about Period
-American society was still very new, and the settlers were fairly respectful of people's different languages.
-Ties to their homeland/ancesters were very important to settlers, so they held onto their native language in religious groups, community events, and schools. -
Yale College
College founded in Connecticut. -
Private School for Enslaved African Americans and American Indians
Elias Neau a french colonist opens a school for enslaved African Americans and American Indians in New York City. -
First American Library
The library was founded by Benjamin Franklin in Philidelphia -
Philadelphische Zeitung
America's first German-language newspaper. It was printed by Benjamin Franklin. -
Compulsory Ignorance Laws
Prohibited enslaved Africans from acquiring English Literacy. -
Princeton University Founded
Princeton University was founded in New Jersey. -
American Revolution started
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Declaration of Independence written
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Declaration of Independence
The nations most cherished symbol of liberty. -
American Revolution Ends
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed, whose most famous sentence reads: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This is a profound commitment to equality quoted still today. -
Indian Removal Act
Moved Native Americans west of the Mississippi river so that people could have access to their native homeland. This in turn caused the trail of tears. -
Ohio Bilingual education law
Ohio became the first state to have a bilingual education law which allowed for German-English instruction only at the parents' request. -
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Immigration Wave
Immigration to the US nearly tripled, which included the Irish, Germans, French, and British. -
Louisiana follows Ohio
Louisiana follows Ohio's footsteps and makes a similar law allowing French-English instruction by parents' request -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico and the US sign the treaty and it grants Mexican Immigrants the right to speak Spanish in the US -
New Mexico Territory not far behind
New Mexico Territory makes a similar law and allows SPanish-Enlgish instruction by parents' request -
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Patterns of ELL education based on location
Most large cities: English monolingual education was the pattern (English-only)
Some large cities, such as Cincinnati, Baltimore, Denver, and San Francisco: dual language education was present -
Hope College
Hope College was founded and opened by Dutch Immigrants in downtown Holland, Michigan. It was opened four years after the Dutch settled there. -
Native American Restrictions
Native Americans are prohibited from learning in their native languages. -
New Mexico
Schools taught in Spanish is permitted in New Mexico -
Common School Movement
By this time, much of the general population was provided with some sort of free elementary schooling. (The date is insignificant, but by the year 1870 this was happening.) -
Boarding Schools for Native Americans
Native Americans are forced to atttend boarding schools only taught in English.
