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American History Education and Discrimination Quiz

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American History Education and Discrimination Quiz

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What was one of the main ideas Horace Mann advanced for education reform?

State oversight of local businesses

Standardized testing for students

Privatization of education

Free public schools for all children (correct)

What was the reason for discrimination against Catholicism in the early 1800s?

Catholics were seen as a threat to Protestantism

Catholics were viewed as incompatible with American ideals of democracy (correct)

Catholics were accused of committing crimes

Catholics were believed to be wealthy and powerful

What was the main reason why many northerners objected to slavery?

They believed it was supported by Christianity

They believed it was morally wrong (correct)

They believed it was superior to wage labor in the North

They believed it was necessary for the South's economy

What did Horace Mann argue for in terms of teachers?

Well-educated, professional teachers Signup and view all the answers

Who faced discrimination due to their low wages and threat to other workers?

Poor Irish Catholics Signup and view all the answers

When was the transportation of new slaves from Africa to the U.S. banned?

1807 Signup and view all the answers

Until when were Jews barred from holding political office in many parts of the U.S.?

The late 1800s Signup and view all the answers

What was one argument made by southern slaveholders in support of slavery?

Slavery was necessary for the North's textile and shipping industries Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of Horace Mann's education reform efforts?

Government-supported public schools became the norm across the nation Signup and view all the answers

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Test your knowledge on American history focusing on discrimination against Catholicism, education reform by Horace Mann, opposition to slavery, and labor discrimination. This quiz covers significant events and ideas from the early 1800s in the United States.