People Crossword
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
 
 
Down: 1) wanted to expand the education of people with disabilities, so he set up a school for the deaf in Hartford in 1817.2) was a Boston schoolteacher. She was mad to find that some people in jail were mentally ill, not criminals. She visited many prisons and jails and wrote about the mentally ill. Her works helped convince the state legislatures to found a mental institute. She also improved prison conditions and helped stop debtors from being treated as criminals.3) was a Connecticut Quaker that began a school for African American girls. Even though many people disagreed, he continued to teach, until people got angrier and trashed the school. Across: 4) set up a school for the blind in 1832. It was the first in America. Howe used braille for blind students to touch and read with their fingers. His student received a formal education for the first time.5) was one of the leaders of teh Second Great Awakening. He was a powerful speaker who thought that solving personal problems would add up to solve the bigger picture of the world. His teachings influenced many people to improve society. He wanted Christians on a crusade to abolish slavery.6) was the head of the Massachusetts Board of Education. He helped enforce the law of setting up tax supported school districts by building new schools, raising teacher's pays, and setting up colleges to train teachers. The school day was also extended. Many states followed his example.
 

 

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