Question

Social reform leaders around the time of the Second Great Awakening like Horace Mann would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
A.
We need more private schools in America.
B.
We need to create a public school system.
C.
Prayer should be mandatory in American schools.
D.
Attendance should be voluntary at school.

Answer 1

B. We need to create a public school system.

Horace Mann championed publicly funded, nonsectarian "common schools" with trained teachers and compulsory attendance to promote moral improvement and equal opportunity—so he supported a public school system, not more private schools, mandatory prayer, or voluntary attendance.