Chapter 5

Question 1

Who purchased Manhattan Island?

Answer 1

The Dutch

Question 2

Who may have np been the first to establish Christian schools in North America?

Answer 2

French speaking Walloons

Question 3

What idea was promoted in New Netherlands?

Answer 3

Every church should have a school

Question 4

What did the Dutch Republic wholeheartedly embrace as a nation?

Answer 4

The centrality of Christ and Biblical values

Question 5

Describe the 1618 Dort Education Policy

Answer 5

Created in Holland and became the education policy in many countries in Europe and also in America
The commitment to training children in church doctrine by means of the Catechism.
The close tie among church home and school

Question 6

Who did Pennsylvania give the responsibility of education to?

Answer 6

Individual churches, called “guarded education”

Question 7

How did the German Lutherans view teachers?

Answer 7

With reverence and respect

Question 8

What did the Mennonites contribute to education in the Middle colonies?

Answer 8

A new approach to student motivation and classroom discipline

Question 9

Who was the “father of modern education”. He was “heart and soul” a Christian educator.

Answer 9

Comenius (Moravians)

Question 10

What freedom did Penn. give to schools that helped improve the quality of education?

Answer 10

The freedom to own their own property

Question 11

When was the First Great Awakening?

Answer 11

1726-1775

Question 12

When was the Second Great Awakening?

Answer 12

1786-1805

Question 13

How did the Great Awakenings affect education?

Answer 13

They kindled an intense desire for Christian education at all levels in a wide variety of forms.

Question 14

Where was educational growth primarily seen during the Great Awakenings?

Answer 14

Secondary schools and colleges

Question 15

Finish this statement: “Lower enrollment in Christian schools indicates…”

Answer 15

A dearth of spirituality in our country

Question 16

What are the middle colonies?

Answer 16

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware (some include Maryland)

Question 17

Explain the consequences of Pennsylvania’s Open-Door Policy toward religious groups. Did it help promote Christian education or stifle Christian education in Pennsylvania? Explain.

Answer 17

The Open-Door Policy invited thousands of new settlers and a variety of religious groups to Pennsylvania. Because the Dutch that had settled in Pennsylvania were civil to all religions, Pennsylvania became the most diverse colonies of that time. Establishing schools was now the responsibility of the church instead of the state. As churches were able to buy their own land and build their own schools, a free market was established.