Why did workingmen's movements in eastern cities focus on the demand for public education?
a. Free schools were a way to counter the prevailing economic divide.
b. Workingmen's movements were solely educational reform movements.
c. The Protestant working class objected to the Catholic free schools.
d. Taxation was used to finance only private schools for the rich.
Answer: a. Free schools were a way to counter the prevailing economic divide.
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