After the American Revolutionary War, the people of the United States were responsible for determining the best course of action within the new republic. The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the new Constitution, which provided a set of general principles by which the government was to aspire. This new system represented a new and improved integration of historical warnings, in hopes of preventing individual or mass tyranny and injustice. However, it soon became apparent that some education was required to perpetuate this union. Before a new education system could be introduced, public or private, a common goal and specifications on the different subjects to be taught became a question that the founding fathers and other prominent figures of the Jacksonian period had to answer. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, and Horace Mann had different beliefs regarding the implementation of a necessary education system, but their similar ideas, when combined, produce an excellent solution to a problem of the Jacksonian period. George Washington, as the first President of the United States, sets the standard for all presidents. As noted in his farewell address, Washington was concerned with the preservation and perseverance of the new republic. This concern did not begin at the end of his presidency. He spoke often of his concerns about the new Republic to raise awareness of the need for intentionality in preserving the Union. Washington wrote: “The more our citizens are made homogeneous in these particulars, the greater will be the prospect of a permanent union.” He observed that if people were not united in education, the union would not be permanent. Washington saw the need for a unifying education for…half of the paper. vol. 3. Charles Scribner's & Sons, 2002. 113-120. Encyclopedia of American History. vol. 3. Collins Reference, 1996. 147-150. Encyclopedia of American History. vol. 4. Collins Reference, 1996. 133-135.Katz, Micahel B. “Horace Mann: What Went Wrong?” Reviews in American History (The Johns Hopkins University Press) 1, no. 2 (June 1973): 218-223. Messerli, Jonathan, Horace Mann. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1971.Mudge, G. O. "Horace Mann and His Educational Ideas." The High School Journal (University of North Carolina Presse) 20, no. 5 (May 1937): 163-169, 198.Tyack, David B. Seeking Common Ground: Public Schools in a Diverse Society. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2003. Vinovskis, Maris A. “Horace Mann on the Economic Productivity of Education.” The New England Quarterly (The New England Quarterly, Inc.) 43, no. 3 (December 1907): 550-571.