SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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parents wanted their children to learn to read the bible
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parents wanted to children to learn to run their businesses
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parents wanted their children to learn to run their farms
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parents wanted children to learn
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the New England colonies, schools were important to the Puritan way of life. The Puritans believed that education was a way to teach people to read the Bible and understand God’s will. The first schools in the New England colonies were private, religious schools.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the New England colonies, the Puritans built their society almost entirely on the precepts of the Bible. The Puritans, in particular, valued education, because they believed that Satan was keeping those who couldn’t read from the scriptures.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Education was a vital part of life in the New England colonies. This was partially due to the Puritan belief that ignorance of God’s word, the Bible, could lead to the devil tricking and taking advantage of the ignorant, so they made sure their children learned to read.
Detailed explanation-5: -Education was more important for the New England Colonies because the people who settled there wanted religious freedom. The NE settlers wanted their kids to be able to read the bible. Many people who settled in the Southern Colonies were more interested in making a profit.