According to Its Defenders in the Late Nineteenth Century, College

question 33

Multiple Choice

According to its defenders in the late nineteenth century, college football

• A) epitomized American democratic ideals, because all Americans played or watched the game.
• B) was a character-building sport that could function as a surrogate frontier experience in an increasingly urbanized society.
• C) was a safe sport that the nation's future business and professional leaders could undertake without fear of injury.
• D) would teach students the military discipline and skills necessary as the U.S. became a world power.