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Re: Schools
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Tom Foster <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:05:21 -0400
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The Old Deluder Act (Mass. 1647) one of the first education acts was 
designed to help children avoid the clutches of Satan by becoming literate 
to study the Bible and be saved.
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From: "Tom Browning" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Schools




Google the history of education in the united states. It gives you a good 
general run down. From there you could research specifics.


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 From: Janice Friel <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 8:29 AM
Subject: Schools

Does anyone know if there were schools for children in the late 1600s and
early 1700s?

Janice


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