The 13 Colonies
Welcome!
Life in the Colonies
Life in Cities
Rights of Colonists
Life for African Americans
Education/School
Leisure
Life on a Farm
Religion
Colonial Families
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
Southern Colonies:
No public schools
Neighbors would hire a teacher for their children all together
Children would go to schools far away, sometimes even in England, to finish their education
Middle Colonies:
Growth of public education was slowed by religious differences
Some religious groups built schools based on the church, while others taught children at home
New England Colonies:
Each town was required to have a public school
Children were taught to read the Bible
In 1647, Massachusetts passed a law that said every town with at least 50 families had to have a teacher to teach children to read and write
Schools had one room with a fireplace and one book, the
New England Primer
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The 13 Colonies
Welcome!
Life in the Colonies
Life in Cities
Rights of Colonists
Life for African Americans
Education/School
Leisure
Life on a Farm
Religion
Colonial Families
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress