Impact of Franklin
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- Created on: 03-04-18 15:24
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- Enlightenment:Learning
- The emphasis on education and learning
- The numbers of schools vastly increased and the number of children receiving an education increased
- New subjects such as maths, history,science and languages were added to the curriculum of many private schools for boys
- The number of colleges doubled. By 1760 at least six colonies had colleges.
- Adults were encouraged to increase their self directed learning. The number of public libraries, where people paid an annual subscription fee for access to a wide selection of books and pamphlets increased
- The enlightenment influenced many British Americans in the years 1742-64. Traditional ideas were challenged, education was emphasised and there were more newspapers and libraries
- Types of Schools
- The number of free schools that taught poorer boys and girls literacy and numeracy increased- spreading to the southern colonies, where they had been very few previously
- The number of fee-paying schools increased throughout New England and the middle colonies. Some were run by churches, others by individuals
- Colonists in New England joined together to set up schools in their towns.This reduced reliance on "moving schools" where there were fewer lessons as teachers were shared between towns
- Girls from wealthy families were tutored at home and taught subjects such as music, needlework and modern languages while boys attended school
- Communications
- As people's desire for knowledge grew, more and more printed materials were produced to disseminate (spread)ideas. Newspapers and pamphlets, along with the greater availability of books through public libraries, helped to spread information and new ideas through British America
- The growth of newspapers
- In 1704, there was just one newspaper (The Boston Newsletter) however by 1776, there were 40. Newspapers mostly ran stories from Britain and therefore kept the colonists informed on British news, This included advertisements for goods or notices of when ships were leaving which helped businesses. Newspapers were mostly read in towns and sold through post office network which was developing rapidly
- The growth of newspapers
- Pamphlets were much smaller and cheaper to produce than newspapers or books. They focused one topic- usually a religious message but sometimes covered crime and details of new inventions. They were read aloud at taverns and inns and usually given out for free. They reached a massive audience
- As people's desire for knowledge grew, more and more printed materials were produced to disseminate (spread)ideas. Newspapers and pamphlets, along with the greater availability of books through public libraries, helped to spread information and new ideas through British America
- The emphasis on education and learning
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