Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Realizing they needed a way to educate leaders for their communities, the Puritan colonists established Latin grammar schools, the first of which opened in Boston in 1635.
2. The term social capital refers to connections among individuals that give them access to cultural and civic events and institutions.
3. In the first 150 years of nationhood, high quality education was readily available to all children, regardless of gender, geography, or social capital.
4. Immigration played a key role in the thinking about public education, especially in the early 1800’s.
5. In 19th century schools, religion was completely separate from public schools.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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