In the early 1800s, education reforms resulted from the new American culture's views on education, which a. Held the belief that education was mainly for the wealthy, so many boarding schools were founded
b. Was a democracy that needed to educated and informed citizens to survive, so public schools were supported
c. Was interested in training people to enter the work-force, so value was placed on learning trade
d. Held the belief that people should be educated regardless of gender, so co-educational schools were founded