Following the American Revolution, it was a cliche that the new republic\'s future depended on widespread, informed citizenship.
However, instead of immediately creating the common schools--accessible, elementary education--that seemed necessary to create such a citizenry, the Federalists in power founded one of the most ubiquitous but forgotten institutions of early American life: academies, privately run but state-chartered secondary schools that offered European-style Education primarily for e.
Following the American Revolution, it was a cliche that the new republic\'s future depended on widespread, informed citizenship