1. CHILDREN LIVING IN THE ANTEBELLUM: EDUCATION Lupita Gonzalez Period 6 US History

2. Problem: Democracy demanded education for voters & the people of our country Solution: Horace Mann of Massachusetts pressed bill of public education that passed in 1837.  Funding from citizens & public funds  Nonagricultural employment, opened options to females  First school in Connecticut in 1839 Need of Education

3.  1852 Massachusetts pass law orders kids (ages 8-14) to school  Private schools, Christian schools, tutors, foreign schools  Rows of benches, blackboards brought in 19 th century About the schools

4.  Learned basic literacy at home  Spelling bees, debates  Obedience, politeness, honesty  Basic grammar school education  Reading, writing, math, history, geography American Children Education

5. African-Americans  Illegal to go to school in the South  Only two schools for them in NY, three in Philadelphia  some children vandalized their schools  Slaves were denied education  Few taught by masters  Read newspapers or a Bible  Not allowed to learn to write

6.  Not a lot of support  1817 Rev. Thomas Gallaudet opened school in Connecticut for the deaf  Samuel Howe taught the blind with string on cards to make letters  Laura Bridgman first blind & deaf student to be successfully educated Special Needs Children

7. Noah Webster taught grammar and reading Created the Webster’s Dictionary Webster’s Spelling Book 1829 Edition

8. (+)Schools are now open to everyone (+)Public & private schools (-)Some schools > others (-)Not enough funding = schools closing Today

9. What were the most important reasons for the beginning of education in the antebellum period? How were African American children’s form of education different then the education of white children? What problems experienced then are still happening today? Questions

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