Which of the Following Statements Is True Concerning Early Education

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true concerning early education in Virginia and the Southern colonies?

• A) Colonized by wealthy, successful European immigrants, Virginia and other Southern colonial settlers came to America to seek their fortunes - not fleeing religious persecution as those in New England.
• B) Given the plantation economy, indentured servants, slavery, and class-based society, Virginia and the middle colonies had little motivation to provide free public schools.
• C) In Virginia and the middle colonies high quality and high levels of education were reserved for those who had the means to pay for it.
• D) Education for girls in Virginia and the middle colonies was much more restricted than in New England.
• E) All are true

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