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6 Σεπ 2022 · Bettmann/Getty Images. A child’s education was anything but “standardized” during America’s colonial era, which spanned most of the 17th and 18th centuries. The modern institution of the...
The 13 colonies of what became the United States of America can be grouped into three geographic regions: the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. The Middle colonies were made up of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
17 Οκτ 2024 · Kids in colonial America were taught a trade, usually the one their fathers did, so they could continue the family business when their fathers retired. Often, kids would go to school and learn a trade. This article describes education in the 13 American Colonies.
Education in the Thirteen Colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries varied considerably. Public school systems existed only in New England. In the 18th Century, the Puritan emphasis on literacy largely influenced the significantly higher literacy rate (70 percent of men) of the Thirteen Colonies, mainly New England, in comparison to Britain ...
The Middle Colonies. Wedged between growing British populations in New England and on the Chesapeake, New Netherland fell to the British during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1664. However, the Dutch settlers were encouraged to remain in the lands the English christened New York and New Jersey .
8 Απρ 2021 · The Middle and Southern Colonies had no public schools; only the New England Colonies mandated public education. Parents were expected to contribute whatever they could – whether books, money, desks, or firewood for the school’s central stove – and the teacher was often housed in the parents’ homes on a rotating basis.
In Colonial America, Puritans in Massachusetts knew education would teach children the ways of religion and laws, vital to survival in a new world. Meanwhile, the Middle and Southern Colonies viewed education as a commodity for the wealthy families who could afford it.
