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He was a well respected politician, scientist, writer, and inventor. He believed that understanding science would help people and society. Benjamin Franklin started secondary school or academy (High School) in 1751. This school was open to anyone who could pay the tuition. So, it was like the first public school.

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Colonial education began in 1600 and continued through 1776. It ended when America was freed from the European's rule.

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In the middle colonies it was up to the parents on whether or not their children were schooled, but in 1683 a law was passed that stated all children must be taught to read and write and trained in a useful trade. Towards the end of the colonial education in the middle colonies, there was a variety of local religions, so there were schools that were lead by different religious leaders.

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The Deluder Satan Act was created in 1647. It stated that, towns of a certain size must hire a schoolmaster to teach the local children. The idea was that people were being taught to read, so they could read the bible. If they could read the bible they could follow and know God's law. If they knew and followed God's law they were saved from Satan.

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A governess is a person who was trained to teach children from the kid's household.

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These were an early form of elementary school. They were typically taught from the teacher's home.

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These were large tobacco or cotton farms. The helped segregate the blacks and the whites. This lead to it being against the law to educate African American people.

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The first reading book used in colonial schools.

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This is when the first reading primer was introduced. It became the most successful educational textbook of the 17th century. It became the foundation for most schooling for most schooling during this time.

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The purpose of education was to teach children to read and write, so they would be able to study and ready the bible.