Public education became more visibly influenced by Catholicism in the 1840s and 1850s, prompting many American Protestants to establish alternative parochial schools.

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The statement is historically inaccurate; it was the influence of Protestantism in public education during the 1840s and 1850s that led many American Catholics to establish their own parochial schools as an alternative.

Public Education Became More Visibly Influenced by Catholicism in the 1840s