Question: Noah Webster’s passion for education went beyond spelling and dictionaries, he even helped found a college. Which college did he help establish?

A) Yale University
B) Amherst College
C) Dartmouth College
D) Wesleyan University

Answer: B) Amherst College
Noah Webster joined a group of educators and civic leaders in founding Amherst College in 1821. Alongside figures like Zephaniah Swift Moore and Samuel Fowler Dickinson, they secured funding, land, and students, establishing a college dedicated to classical education and Christian values.

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