Talk:US History/Constitution Early Years

Jews in Europe
Its neighboring countries of Russia, Austria, and Prussia conquered Poland in the 18th century. The Jews feared these countries and were now forced to live under the harsh rule of Russia. The Russian Czars (Kings) did not like the Jews or their way of life, so they allowed them the opportunity to become more life Russians. Yet, once Czar Alexander II died in 1881, which was more accepting of the Jewish culture, mayhem rose again causing Jews to flee the country after being attacked multiple times (Charing pg. 22). Charing, Douglas. Judaism. New York, NY: DK Pub., 2003. Print.

Education
Education had been previously served as a private personal advancement. Now schooling would serve as a public purpose. If young people could resist of evil habits and become good individuals that were prepared for self-government, they would need a good education. At this point the survival of the nation depended on it. In the 1780s and 1790s there were two major changes in the educational practice. First off, the northern states would begin to use tax money to support public elementary schools. In 1789, Massachusetts became one of the first states that would require towns to offer free public elementary education to their citizens. Next, schooling for girls was improved. They recognized that if mothers were to instruct their children adequately, they would need to be properly educated. Therefore, Massachusetts insisted that town elementary schools teach girls as well as boys. Throughout the United States, there were private academies that would give the opportunity for girls to advance in schooling. The academies trained them in History, Geography, Rhetoric, and Math. Along with fancy needlework, the only kind of art work that seemed appropriate for women. In well off families both boys and girls went to a form of infant school called a petty school. However only boys went to what you call grammar school. Upper class girls and sometimes boys were taught by tutors. Middle class girls might be taught by their mothers. Moreover during the 17th century boarding schools for girls were founded in many towns. In the boarding schools girls were taught subjects like writing, music and needlework. In the grammar schools conditions were hard. Boys started work at 6 or 7 in the morning and worked to 5 or 5.30 pm, with breaks for meals. Corporal punishment was usual. Normally the teacher hit naughty boys on the bare butt with birch twigs. Other boys in the class would hold the naughty boy down. In the 17th and early 18th centuries women were not encouraged to get an education. Some people believed that if women were well educated it would ruin their marriage prospects and be harmful to their mind. Protestants believed that women as well as men should be able to read the bible. Only the daughters of the wealthy or nobility could get an education. By the mid 17th century young women were allowed to go to school with their brothers. Sometimes if you had the money you would be placed within a household of a friend and within the household and you would be taught various things. Some of the things you would learn would be to read and write, run a household, and practice surgery.

I Want To Add More About The Articles Of Confederation.
In order to see why we needed to get the Constitution, one needs to see the deficits of the Articles. And the Whiskey Rebellion -- why isn't that here now? -- shows the conflict between state and government resolved by the Constitution. Pittsburgh Poet (discuss • contribs) 23:12, 19 May 2014 (UTC)