1. Who primarily taught the slaves in the South before the Civil War?
A. slave owners
2. In 1850, frontier children attended school in which seasons of the year?
A. winter and summer
3. What was pounce used for in school back in the 1700's?
A. for kittens
4. What is a pillory?
A. a wooden frame through which a student had to put their hands and head for punishment
5. What was the name of the most-used reading text in the 1600s?
A. Run, Spot, Run
6. How did most children get to school in the 1940's?
A. rode a horse
7. Children in the 1940s helped the war effort by:
A. recycling rubber and metal
8. In New Mexico, in the early 1800s, people often used a rubric, which is:
A. a type of a feather quill
9. In frontier schools in the mid-1800s, if you had to practice a recitation, it meant you had to:
A. practice for your dance recital
10. In the early 1900s, most children only attended school until:
A. 5th grade
11. Teachers in the mid-1800s on the frontier were paid about:
A. $4-$10 a week
12. A pass written for a slave in the mid-1800's allowed him or her to:
A. go out into the hall and to go to the restroom at schoolB. learn how to read and write
D. be free to leave the plantation
13. What did Egyptian boys use to write on at school?
A. papyrus
14. The Aztecs punished their children by:
A. whipping them
15. What did the Incas use to count?