According to Its Defenders in the Late Nineteenth Century, College

Multiple Choice

According to its defenders in the late nineteenth century, college football

A) epitomized American democratic ideals, because all Americans played or watched the game.
B) was a character-building sport that could function as a surrogate frontier experience in an increasingly urbanized society.
C) was a safe sport that the nation's future business and professional leaders could undertake without fear of injury.
D) would teach students the military discipline and skills necessary as the U.S. became a world power.