Question

For what purpose was Harvard College originally founded? 1) to train teachers 2) to train tradespeople 3) to train ministers 4) to train lawyers

Answer 1

The answer is 3, to train ministers :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is 3) to train ministers.

Harvard College was originally founded to train ministers.

We are talking about what today is known as Harvard University, the oldest college that was founded by the colonists in 1636. Its sole purpose in that time was to teach clergy, the ministers. It was named in honor of Reverend John Harvard. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the suburbs of Boston.