CLEP US History I

Answer: B - Mann's Common Schools were public and sponsored by the state; he did not want to increase the number of private schools and academies. His intent was to bring children of all social classes together to help create a stronger workforce and elevate the working classes. While this movement met with significant success in the North, it remained unpopular in the South, where the wealthy did not want to teach slaves to read or to pay taxes to educate poor, white children.