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She was the first person to establish the importance of social interaction and education of young children. She witnessed many German immigrant children struggle to learn school subjects and did not see the reason to do school. She believed that children's play can help them develop both inside and outside of the classroom. She ran German language schools in the United States and continued to see the progress in her students learning.

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He was the 32nd President of the United States. Similar to Benjamin Franklin, Roosevelt was also against bilingual education. His thoughts about bilingualism education was that since the English migrated to the U.S., then everyone needs to speak English. He told immigrants that if they did not learn English within the 5 years of their living in the United States, he would have no choice but to deport them.

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He was the first French speaking governer of Louisiana. After the Civil War, Lousiana realized the importance of bilingualism since it was a state where French and English were mainly spoken. Since he was not fluent in English, he thought of implementing French-English learning courses. That way, the children can learn more about the culture of the two languages.

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One of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He did not believe in bilingual education due to the fact that America was founded by the English and that the English language should only be used in the United States. However, it changed after Germans began immigrating to the United States and bilingual education became politically beneficial after the American Revolution

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She was an advocate on early childhood education and spreading the message about bring bilingualism in the classroom. She was inspired by Margerethe Meyer-Schurz thoughts and importance of young education, that she wanted to do the same for her future classroom. When Meyer-Schurz got sick, Peaody got inspired by her and established the first English-learning kindergarten class.

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He was a school superintendent in the United States from 1870-1915. Was a director of a German and English Academy (aka Univerity school of Milwaukee) from 1865-1873 in Wisconsin. This was the first bilingual insitution in which German immigrants can learn English, as well as English citizens, can learn German as well.

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He was an educator and school administrator of Saint Louis schools, then later a U.S. Commissioner of Education. As an educator, he expanded the school's curriculum and believed that challenging students can help them grow as individuals. As a commissioner, he thought schools teaching the English Language were stripping children of their heritage and becoming "American".

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He was the Wisconsin state Republican representative in 1886. In 1890, he created the Bennett Law which required teachers in the state of Wisconsin to only teach in English. He thought that prioritizing English teaching in schools would help expand education and condense child labor in the state. However, this law was soon revoked due to a government vote to get rid of it entirely.

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From 1880 to 1900, large numbers of Chinese immigrated to the United States. 

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From 1880 to 1900, large numbers of Chinese immigrated to the United States. 

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After the Cherokee Indian removal in 1839 to Oklahoma, they developed a 90 percent literacy rate in their native language. Their schools used a bilingual model and materials, which then in turn affected their literacy rates in English as well. Oklahoma Cherokees had a higher English literacy level than white populations in Texas and Arkansas.

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In 1830 to 1854, when large numbers of Irish, Russian Jews, Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, Sicilians, and Neapolitans immigrated. 

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In 1830 to 1854, when large numbers of Irish, Russian Jews, Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, Sicilians, and Neapolitans immigrated. 

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Before the 1800s and carrying into then, government was more locally controlled in terms of public education. This meant that there was more flexibility in schools to incorporate cultural and linguistic traditions, based on which immigrant groups were mostly in power in an area. This lead to more Italian, Polish, Czech, French, Dutch, and German instruction taking place in schools formally.

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Ohio passed the first state law allowing bilingual education in German and English if requested by the parents.  Louisiana put forth an identical provision for French and English bilingual education in 1847, with the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oregon following suit soon after.

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As Jews and Italians began to outnumber the Scandinavians, Irish and Germans, some people began to be afraid as xenophobia was developed. Because of this, English as a language was emphasized as a means of uniting socially. This would have likely discouraged bilingual education.

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As part of a national policy of assimilation, Congress prohibits Native Americans from being taught in their own languages. Native-American children are forced to attend off-reservation, English-only schools and are punished harshly for speaking their native tongues.

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With the annexation of Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo came a law supporting bilingualism in the state of New Mexico Territory in 1850. This law supported instruction in Spanish and English.

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In the 1800s following the American Revolution, there was some anti-British sentiments as well as others that impacted people's views on bilingualism. There was even a campaign to discard English as the official language, with proposals to change the official language of the nation to German, as well as an attempt to Hebrew.

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In the late 19th century, the backlash against immigrants was on the rise. This was the beginning of the decline in bilingualism. St. Louis canceled their German-English program in 1888. Louisville, Kentucky, and St. Paul also stopped teaching it. German was only taught as a foreign language in upper grades. 

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In the late 19th century, the backlash against immigrants was on the rise. This was the beginning of the decline in bilingualism. St. Louis canceled their German-English program in 1888. Louisville, Kentucky, and St. Paul also stopped teaching it. German was only taught as a foreign language in upper grades. 

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In 1848, the Territory of New Mexico authorized Spanish-English education. This was followed by Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oregon also passed laws sanctioning instruction in languages other than English. 

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In 1848, the Territory of New Mexico authorized Spanish-English education. This was followed by Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oregon also passed laws sanctioning instruction in languages other than English. 

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In 1847, Louisiana adapted the same law as Ohio. 

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In 1847, Louisiana adapted the same law as Ohio. 