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Rittenhouse established America's first paper mill on the Monoshone Creek. William Rittenhouse (1644 – 1708) was an American papermaker and businessman. He served as an apprentice papermaker in the Netherlands and, after moving to the Pennsylvania Colony, established the first paper mill in the North American colonies, helping to meet the growing demand for paper among the Early American ...
In late 17th-century Maryland, the Jesuits operated some schools for Catholic students. [28] In the deep south (Georgia and South Carolina), schooling was carried out primarily by private venture teachers, [29] in "old field schools, [30] and in a hodgepodge of publicly funded projects. In the colony of Georgia, at least ten grammar schools ...
Education in the Thirteen Colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries varied considerably. Public school systems existed only in New England. In the 18th Century, the Puritan emphasis on literacy largely influenced the significantly higher literacy rate (70 percent of men) of the Thirteen Colonies, mainly New England, in comparison to Britain (40 percent of men) and France (29 percent of men).
Thomas Holme's 1687 map of Pennsylvania. "The Welch Tract" appears to the left of center. In the late 17th century, there was significant Welsh immigration to Pennsylvania for religious and cultural reasons. In about 1681, a group of Welsh Quakers met with William Penn to secure a land grant to conduct their affairs in their language.
In England and Scotland in 1788, two-thirds of the workers in 143 water-powered cotton mills were described as children. [40] In 19th-century Great Britain, one-third of poor families were without a breadwinner, as a result of death or abandonment, obliging many children to work from a young age. [citation needed]
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
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Whereas indentured servants in late-17th and early-18th centuries migrated predominantly from England, Scotland, and Wales (Great Britain after 1707 Acts of Union), a majority of those in the mid-to-late 18th century consisted of Irish and German/Palatinate immigrants. [9]