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The Puritans in New England

A stern and austere Puritan worship service

Puritan emphasis on death

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The Hornbook

A girl with a hornbook

A typical hornbook

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The Dame School

A scene from a dame school

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The New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

Page from a New England Primer

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Apprenticeship in Puritan Massachusetts

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The Massachusetts Education Laws of 1642 and 1647

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The Latin Grammar School

Scene from a poorly lit Latin Grammar School room

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Harvard Colege, 1636

Harvard College yard

Statue of John Harvard in Harvard yard

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Education in the Middle Colonies

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Education in the Southern Colonies