SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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The New England colonies-to promote religious knowledge
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The Middle Colonies-to encourage religious tolerance
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The Southern Colonies-to ensure agricultural knowledge and success
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The New England colonies-to train new ministers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Puritans valued education, both for the sake of religious study (they demanded a great deal of Bible reading) and for the sake of citizens who could participate better in town meetings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Education was very important in the New England colonies. The first public schools in the colonies were started there. In 1647, Massachusetts passed a law requiring all towns with 50 or more families to hire a teacher to instruct their children how to read or write.
Detailed explanation-3: -The New England colonists-with the exception of Rhode Island-were predominantly Puritans, who, by and large, led strict religious lives.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritans encouraged Colonial Education for religious reasons as Bible reading and Bible study played an important role in their religion. Puritan parents believed that the education of their children in religion was their premier duty.