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- Was the Protestant Religion widespread in Ohio in the early 1800's?
- yes. they included the Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, and others
- Oberlin College
- the first college in northern Ohio that was the first in the country to admit female students
- Black Laws
- laws passed by the Ohio legislature to regulate African Americans living and working in the state
- Where was the first newspaper published in Ohio?
- Cincinnati in 1793
- Where did Ohio African Americans live in the early 1800's?
- most lived in southern Ohio
- Name the 3 subjects that students in early public schools studied?
- reading, writing, and math
- camp meetings
- a religious gathering
- Explain 2 parts of the Black Laws
- 1). African Americans had to prove they had not escaped slavery. 2). They had to pay $500 just to live there. It prohibited African Americans from holding certain jobs.
- Wilber Force University
- located near Dayton was the first college in the country built just for African Americans
- circuit rider
- preachers who traveled by horseback from community to community
- William McGuffey
- author and teacher who wrote the McGuffey's Readers series
- Were the first public schools for everyone?
- No.
- What 3 areas did most Ohio's early settlers come from?
- Germany, Ireland, Africa
- synagogue
- Jewish houses of worship
- Name 3 developments that brought people into Ohio?
- roads, steamboats, and railroads