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Public opinion and the teaching of history in the United States

Note 54 — Chapter II · Nationalism and Localism in History Legislation, 1860-1900

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Laws of Arizona, 1883, sec. 59, p. 49; Laws, 1885, p. 157; Revised Statutes, 1887, p. 284; Revised Laws of the Territory of Arizona, 1901, 2214, sec. 85, p. 602. The study of United States history required. Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1887, 1566 (sec. 94), p. 285; Laws, 1885, p. 160; Revised Laws of Territory, 1901, 2243 (sec. 113), p. 608. The law prescribed that a teacher instruct in the principles of “morality, truth, justice, and patriotism ... to train them [pupils] up to a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship.”

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