In the First Half of the 19^th Century, Tax-Supported Schools

question 48

Multiple Choice

In the first half of the 19^th century, tax-supported schools were

• A) chiefly available to educate the children of the poor and European immigrants.
• B) most in evidence in the South.
• C) uniformly and consistently opposed by upper-class white Protestant Americans.
• D) open only to tuition-paying children of the well-to-do.
• E) more academically demanding than private academies.

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