RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a necessary evil
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for freedmen only
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a right that everyone should enjoy
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a luxury for only the wealthy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Idea. Thomas Jefferson believed only educated citizens could make the American experiment in self-government succeed. He proposed a system of broad, free, public education for men and women alike that was radical in his day and his founding of the University of Virginia partially achieved his larger goals.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1830s, Horace Mann, a Massachusetts legislator and secretary of that state’s board of education, began to advocate for the creation of public schools that would be universally available to all children, free of charge, and funded by the state.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Syms School was founded in 1635, as the first free school in the Americas, but this was not the first attempt at establishing an education system.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most Virginia families choose traditional public schools. These are operated by school districts, free to attend, open to all students, and funded by taxpayers.