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Private colleges founded by various Protestant denominations began to appear in the Western States around the 1830's. Higher education was also offered to women by some colleges, such as Mount Holyoke (which not only admitted women, but was founded by a woman) and Oberlin college. Adult Education was also prospering due to speakers addressing small town audiences, and the formation of lecture societies.

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Why did free education/ educational reform begin in the North and not other regions?

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Why did free education/ educational reform begin in the North and not other regions?

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The schools taught skills needed for the industrialized way of life in the North. The already established colleges in the North showed education should be given to all people of all classes.

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Middle-class reformers were motivated to create free education because of the growing numbers of the uneducated poor. Providing free education would apply to everyone and overall make the country a better place with more educated people.

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Roman Catholics objected to the public schools because they found their teachings to contain a heavily Protestant tone. Because of this, the began to fund private schools dedicated to instructing Catholic children.

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William Holmes McGuffey was a Pennsylvania teacher who created elementary textbooks. These textbooks emphasized the importance of hard work, punctuality, and sobriety; leading many educators to use it for teaching literacy and morality. It was believed it was necessary to teach these behaviors and virtues to help society prosper in an industrial society.

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Noah Webster, lover of knowledge, realized the education system needed to be updated from the old British one to his new American System. He wrote his own textbook, "A Grammatical Institute of the English Language". This book taught children to read years after the publishing in 1783. In 1806, Webster wrote the first dictionary for the English Language and defined words that were mainly common in America. He changed the way we learn and gave us a source in order to discover new words.

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Leading advocate of common public school movement. Secretary of Massachusetts board of education. Worked for compulsory attendance for all children, longer school year, and increased teacher preparation. Learn moral principals and basic literacy. Called for public school paid for by taxpayers. Changed the education system for future Americans