Spread the loveWhile many of the basics of education have remained constant over the centuries, much of American education has changed and developed as the nation has grown. One of the first major shifts in the U.S. education system happened after the close of the Revolutionary War. A generation of colonists who knew only the American colonies as home began to develop their own identity, distinct from their European roots. The American Revolution and the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain was the consequence of this growing awareness. Interestingly, the newly drafted U.S. Constitution did not initially set … Continue reading How the Close of the Revolutionary War Changed the History of American Education