SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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they had the highest literacy rates
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wealthy young men often had private tutors
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only women were sent to school
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slaves were taught to read but not write
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the southern colonies, children generally began their education at home. Because the distances between farms and plantations made community schools impossible, plantation owners often hired tutors to teach boys math, classical languages, science, geography, history, etiquette, and plantation management.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Reflecting the English roots of colonial South Carolina society, early education was centered in the home and church. For formal education wealthy, white families might hire tutors or send their children to private schools in Charleston. Education for crafts was provided through apprenticeships.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.