Who in the new England colonies attended elementary school?

Answer 1

In 1635 the first school law was passed, so education came early to the colonies. It was required all children attend. When an area reached a set population it was required that school be provided and opened. Colonial parents also provided children with the basic skills if there was no school and education was seen as important . Washington felt that education was important to keep a democracy viable. The colonies were a combination of many people from many European countries speaking many languages. Education was seen as the great "equalizer " and a means to teach citizenship and English. As time went on and more colonies developed the differences in schools began to develop. Southern plantations often had private tutoring for their children because they were in remote agricultural areas. Cities like Boston had public schools that all children attended. Even today education is still needed for us to understand our history, culture, and government.