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Today Noah Webster (1758–1843) is known for the dictionary that carries his name. But in the late eighteenth century Webster’s textbooks were widely used in American schools. This commemorative print made after his death calls Webster the “Schoolmaster of the Republic.”

home; those parents who could not afford a tutor taught their children to read and write themselves. The public education system changed after the Amer- ican Revolution. Leaders in the newly established federal

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Education in the United States

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