Question
Answer the following about education in antebellum America, for 10 points each.
[10m] This law required that each newly created township have land specially allocated for schools. Its other provisions included outlining the process for which territories became states.
ANSWER: Northwest Ordinance [or the Northwest Ordinance of 1787; accept the Ordinance of 1787 or An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio]
[10e] A kindergarten advocate from this family wrote the advice manual The American Woman’s Home. Another member of this family wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
ANSWER: Beecher [accept Catharine Beecher or Harriet Beecher Stowe; prompt on Stowe]
[10h] Horace Mann was inspired by an approach to science education named for this family. A member of this family who wrote Cosmos described guano and the properties of cinchona bark from his travels.
ANSWER: von Humboldt [accept Alexander von Humboldt]
<Michael Bentley, History - American - Pre-1865> ~22427~ <Editor: Arjun Nageswaran>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.94 | 94% | 64% | 11% |