Why would the people not support public education in the early years of the country?

public education would require large amounts of tax dollars.
education was only needed for the wealthy who were not laborers.
private schools had done the job well in the past.
poor people had no need of an education.

#1 im pretty sure its a.

answer: andrew johnson

17th u.s. president

in what way were president abraham lincoln's and president andrew johnson's reconstruction plans similar? a)both reserved seats in the congress for former confederate war leaders. b)both granted voting rights to the newly freed slaves. d) both required southerners to support the thirteenth amendment to abolish

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