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Welcome to The Founding! Provided by the American Heritage Education Foundation (AHEF), The Founding is a weekly blog that features articles, videos, research, and teaching ideas on America’s philosophical heritage …Read More
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What were the challenges in the early Puritan colonies?
Challenges in the Early Puritan Colonies: The Dilemma of Religious Laws & Religious Dissent When the Puritans set up their colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut in the early …Read More
Early Americans Valued a Bible-Inspired Work Ethic
America is a country that was built upon hard work. The first settlers in what would become the original thirteen colonies of the United States were instrumental in …Read More
Why & how did schools begin in the United States?
The Puritans Supported Education for Bible Literacy The Puritans in colonial America strongly supported education. Literacy and education, they believed, were necessary firstly so that people could read and …Read More
