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Laurent Clerc Questions Flashcards

1
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Who is Laurent Clerc?

A

Deaf French man that came to America and helped cofound the first school for the deaf in America, made the foundation of Asl

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When was Clerc born?

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December 26, 1785

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When did Clerc die?

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July 18, 1869

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Who started Gaulladet university

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Gaulladet a son, Edward miner Gaulladet

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2
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When did Clerc retire

How many years before Miss Barnett was born

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1858

100 years

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3
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When Clerc signed infront of congress, what happened

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He got a standing ovation

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4
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Who interpreted Clerc at congress

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Henery Hudson

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5
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What language did Clerc write in his journal on the way to America

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English

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6
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Who were the 3 French people to go to England and give free lectures

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Sicard, Massieu ,Clerc

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How many years was the contract that Gaulladet gave Clerc to come to America

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3 years

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8
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Who was Clercs father

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Mayor and justice of the peace

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Who was Clercs best friend

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Thomas Gaulladet

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Who was Clercs life long friend

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His teacher Jean Massieu

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What did Massieu give Clerc as a symbol of their friendship

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A pocket watch

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12
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Who did Gaulladet marry

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Sophia Fowler

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16
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What caused Alice Cogswell to become deaf

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Spotted fever

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17
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Who created and founded the first deaf school in the world

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Abbé Charles-Michel de l’Épée

18
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What was the name of the first deaf school in the world

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the National Institute for Deaf and Mutes

19
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How’d long did Clerc roam the countryside

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12 years

20
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Where was Laurent Clerc born?

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La Balme, France

21
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Who did Clerc become friends with in America

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Alice Cogswell, Thomas Gaulladet, and dr. Cogswell

22
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Who was Laurent Clerc’s father

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The mayor of their town and justice of the peace

23
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Who did Clerc marry?

A

Eliza Crocker Boardman

24
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Was Clercs wife deaf or hearing?

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Deaf

25
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How many children did Clerc have? How many stayed alive? How many were deaf?

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6, 4, 0

26
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What is gaulladets name sign

A

Eye-glasses

27
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What title do the deaf tribute to Clerc?

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Deaf apostle of America

28
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What did Clercs parents think of him?

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His dad was embarrassed and his mom tried to find a cure and a school

29
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What route did they take to America?

A

Paris to Boston

England?

30
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Who was the first deaf teacher in America

A

Clerc

31
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How many of Gaulladets children were deaf?

A

Zero

32
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Where did Clerc attend school

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the Instit National de Jeune Sourds­-Mirets

33
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How did Clerc go deaf? What senses does he have left?

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He fell out of his high chair near the fireplace, got a fever, the fever gave him an infection, the infection made him lose his hearing

34
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How did Clerc get to America?

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Thomas Gaulladet offered him a 3 year contract to come and teach the deaf in America

35
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Who was Thomas Gaulladet

A

An educator and philanthropist that established the American School for the Deaf

36
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What is Clercs name sign?

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U hand. A scar on his face from falling off a high chair and to the fireplace when he was about a year old.

37
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When was Gaulladet born

A

December 10, 1787

38
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When did Gaulladet die

A

1851

39
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When did Gaulladet die

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September 10, 1851

40
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When did Gaulladet and Clerc leave for America

A

June 18, 1816

41
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Why did Gaulladet go to England

A

He wanted to learn teaching methods to teach the deaf

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