Chapter Seven The Jeffersonian Era Multiple Choice Questions 1. In regards to education, early nineteenth-century Republicans favored A. a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens. B. federal government paying the costs of primary schools. C. private schools as the primary institutions of learning. the practice that only the children of elite families received an education. free college education for all white male citizens of the republic. Ans: A Page: 170 2. In the early nineteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of A. private institutions. B. the states. C. individual cities and towns. the federal government. individual parents. Ans: A Page: 170 3. The writer Judith Sargent Murray argued that women