Correct. The answer is d. The author suggests that the poor worked hard in part to earn the means to educate their children. If the state provided free education, he posits, the poor would have less incentive to do their jobs.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author suggests that the poor worked hard in part to earn the means to educate their children. If the state provided free education, he posits, the poor would have less incentive to do their jobs.

Correct. The answer is b. Stevens was arguing in favor of universal public education, suggesting that it was necessary so that American citizens could gain the information they needed to participate in elections and allow for the continuation of an effective democracy.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Stevens was arguing in favor of universal public education, suggesting that it was necessary so that American citizens could gain the information they needed to participate in elections and allow for the continuation of an effective democracy.

Correct. The answer is a. The author of “Popular Education” argued that people could not be truly free unless they had the benefit of education and literacy, which would allow them to recognize their rights, pursue their welfare, and understand and influence their government.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author of “Popular Education” argued that people could not be truly free unless they had the benefit of education and literacy, which would allow them to recognize their rights, pursue their welfare, and understand and influence their government.

Correct. The answer is c. Judge Baker believed that widespread education and literacy, especially among African Americans, would threaten the legal and social order in Virginia, which was based on slavery and white supremacy.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Judge Baker believed that widespread education and literacy, especially among African Americans, would threaten the legal and social order in Virginia, which was based on slavery and white supremacy.

Correct. The answer is c. A historian evaluating all six of these sources would come to the conclusion that all Americans recognized that universal public education had the potential to transform American life. Some Americans believed that the transformations that came with universal public education were desirable, whereas others believed that such transformations were undesirable.

Incorrect. The answer is c. A historian evaluating all six of these sources would come to the conclusion that all Americans recognized that universal public education had the potential to transform American life. Some Americans believed that the transformations that came with universal public education were desirable, whereas others believed that such transformations were undesirable.