The "Common" Schools of the 1820s and 1830s

The "common" schools of the 1820s and 1830s

A) were private, tuition-based church schools.
B) were tax-supported public schools that promoted citizenship and moral standards.
C) were popular with immigrant Irish Catholics who had positive memories of similar institutions set up by the English in Ireland.
D) carefully followed the concept of separation of church and state.
E) caused no controversy, as they enjoyed near unanimous support from both political parties.