Thomas Jefferson's Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge is an important benchmark in the history of public education because it
A)was the first legislative attempt by a state to take over schools and use them for social, political, and economic purposes.
B)represents the first time a national leader took the initiative to create a national system of public education.
C)marked a transition in the broad purpose of schooling from religious instruction, as had existed in the colonial period, to public schools based on the needs of a democratic society.
D)challenged the ability of the federal government to intervene in the affairs of public schools.

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Thomas Jefferson's Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge marked a significant shift in the purpose of education from primarily religious instruction to a focus on creating an informed citizenry for a democratic society.