What events motivated Horace mann?

Answer & Explanation:

Horace Mann and the education reformers' primary purpose was to bring local school districts under centralized town authority and to achieve some degree of uniformity among the towns through a state agency. They believed that popular schooling could be transformed into a powerful instrument for social unity.

Horace Mann was an American politician and education reformer, best known for promoting universal public education and teacher training in "normal schools."