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Activity 3: The Americanization of the Acadians (GLEs: 64 , 65 , 81 )

Activity 3: The Americanization of the Acadians (GLEs: 64 , 65 , 81 ). Provide the following facts to the students: 1915 — State Education Committee banned the French language in public schools (Corporal punishment was allowable to deter the act of speaking French).

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Activity 3: The Americanization of the Acadians (GLEs: 64 , 65 , 81 )

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  1. Activity 3: The Americanization of the Acadians (GLEs: 64, 65, 81) Provide the following facts to the students: 1915—State Education Committee banned the French language in public schools (Corporal punishment was allowable to deter the act of speaking French). 1916—Compulsory attendance: all Louisiana children must attend school until the age of 16 years. 1918—Louisiana Legislative Act 114 stated that German could not be spoken on streets, taught in schools, or printed in newspapers (Reaction to German aggression in World War I). 1921—Repeal of Act 114 . 1921—Constitutional amendment stated languages other than English were prohibited in public schools.

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