Which of the following statements was not true of education in the New
England colonies prior to the American Revolution?
(A) Towns of over 50 families were required to support an elementary
school.
(B) Towns of over 100 families were required to support a grammar
school.
(C) Elementary education was off ered to both male and female children.
(D) New England schools served as an early example of a true secular
education.
(E) New England had a higher literacy rate than the southern colonies.