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50 Cards in this Set
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Beliefs on american education |
Religious & parochial |
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Established the first school system in New England |
Massachusetts (Massachusetts School System) |
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neighbourhood school for small children |
Dame school |
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for children age 7 or 8 years old until 15 years old |
Grammar school |
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became the basis of the U.S. public school system |
New England School System |
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First and second year offerings at college |
1.Latin 2.Greek 3.Hebrew 4.Mathematics |
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Third year offerings at college |
1.Science 2.Oratory 3.Church History |
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Fourth year offerings at college |
1. Ethics 2.Philosophy 3.Christian Apologetics |
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Ivy League Member Schools |
Harvard Yale University of Pennsylvania Princeton Columbia Brown Dartmouth Cornell |
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planted the first botanical garden in America at Philadelphia, conducted experiments on cross-fertilization |
John Bartram |
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conducted experiments on the following: electricity, hydraulics, heat |
Benjamin Franklin |
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showed a great interest in the following sciences: physics, calculus, astronomy, seismology |
John Winthrop IV |
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observed the transit of Venus in 1769, constructed a planetarium |
David Rittenhouse |
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wrote “An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences” wrote “An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences” |
Increase Mather |
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suspected witches were arrested and sent to special trials |
Salem |
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wrote "The Scarlet Letter" |
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Choctaw language: "creek river"
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Bayou |
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Micmac (Algonquin) language: type of elk |
Caribou
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Ojibwa (Algonquin) language: a type of squirrel |
Chipmunk |
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Algonquin language: a type of elk
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Moose
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Algonquin language: a type of marsupial |
Opossum |
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Algonquin language: a type of squirrel |
Raccoon |
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Algonquin language: animal that emits a pungent odor |
Skunk |
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Powhatan language: a kind of nut |
Hickory |
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Ojibwe language: a kind of nut |
Pecan |
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Powhatan language: a kind of fruit |
Parsimmon |
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Natick (Algonquin) language: a type of vegetable |
squash |
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Algonquin language: a native American woman |
Squaw |
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Chipewa(Algonquin) language: a type of footwear |
Moccasin |
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Dakota language: a tent dwelling |
Tepee |
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Abenaki (Algonquin) language: a native tent dwelling |
Wigwam |
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Algonquin language: a native sled |
Toboggan |
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Algonquin language: a native axe |
Tomahawk |
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Cree language: means “tribal town” |
Alabama |
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Aleut language: means "peninsula," "great lands," or "land that is not an island" |
Alaska |
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Aztec language: means "silver-bearing" |
Arizona |
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Quapaw (Sioux) language: means "downstream people" |
Arkansas |
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Mohican and Algonquin language: means "long river place" |
Connecticut |
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Algonquin language: means “men or warriors” |
Illinois |
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Sioux language: means "south wind people" |
Kansas |
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Chippewa language: means "great water" |
Michigan |
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Dakota Sioux language: means "cloudy water" |
Minnesota |
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Chippewa language: means "great river" |
Mississippi |
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Algonquin language: means "river of the big canoes" |
Missouri |
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Omaha language: means "broad water" or "flat river" |
Nebraska |
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Sioux language: means “friend” |
North Dakota |
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Iroquois language: means "fine or good river" |
Ohio |
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Choctaw language: means “red man”
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Oklahoma |
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Navajo language: means “upper or higher up” |
Utah |
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Chippewa language: means "grassy place" |
Wisconsin |
