The American Minervan

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  • Noah Webster’s Influence on Early American Identity, Journalism and Education

    Noah Webster’s Influence on Early American Identity, Journalism and Education

    Noah Webster, Adams and other early Americans emphasis on divergence from Britain demonstrates how Federalists sought to create early American identity through changes to institutions, language, and colonial education to legitimize the new republic. Mayflower descendant Noah Webster (1758-1843) is considered the father of American education and the American dictionary. Webster is accompanied by many…