![]() ![]() Only as Americans could awaken and nurture a corresponding independence of manners and opinion would the Revolution be completed and a proper foundation for the Republic established. According to Cremin (1980), The goal was nothing less than a new republican individual, of virtuous character, abiding patriotism, and prudent wisdom, fashioned by education into an independent yet loyal citizen. ![]() The citizens of the United States would need, however, to be educated in the values and responsibilities necessary for national cohesion and survival. The home, job, and church all played a greater role in education than did the schools (Barr, Barth, and Shermis 1977). The majority of Americans at this time were uneducated. The year 1783 marked the end of the American Revolution and set this country on a path as the "United" States of America. ![]()
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