American Revolution Almanac | Colonial Life

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• Literacy in the colonies
• Fueling independent thought
• Education and the sexes
• The sporting life
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Up until the second half of the seventeenth century, the British government was far too preoccupied with its own problems to closely monitor and regulate colonial policy. So, in virtually every aspect of daily life, from providing their families with food and shelter to establishing schools and churches to organizing recreational activities, the New World settlers had...