SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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all boys and girls
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only boys
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only girls
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only those from wealthy families
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Detailed explanation-1: -“In the colonial era, all schools were ‘public’ in the sense that anyone who could afford it could go, ” says Janek.
Detailed explanation-2: -In practice, virtually all New England towns made an effort to provide some schooling for their children. Both boys and girls attended the elementary schools, and there they learned to read, write, cipher, and they also learned religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Schools were one-room schoolhouses, on land that was usually donated. Most schools had one book, “New England Primer", that was used to teach alphabet, syllables, and prayer. Outside of New England there was no public education in the colonies. There were some religious schools.
Detailed explanation-4: -Schools in the New England colonies were based largely on religion. Religious principles were taught, prayers and scriptures were memorized and recited, and the primary purpose for learning how to read was to read the Bible.