American Beliefs

The Enlightenment

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It was a religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s.

It inspired greater religious freedom.

It placed more emphasis on personal faith rather than church rituals.

It united colonies from north to south.

Parents taught kids at home to read and write.

In 1647 Massachusetts Puritans passed a law that towns with more than 50 houses had to have a school.

by 1750 85% of men and about half of women could read.

Middle Colony schools were private and ran by widowed or unmarried women.