Which of the following statements was not true of education in the New


England colonies prior to the American Revolution?

ATowns of over 50 families were required to support an elementary

school.

BTowns of over 100 families were required to support a grammar

school.

CElementary education was off ered to both male and female children.

DNew England schools served as an early example of a true secular

education.

ENew England had a higher literacy rate than the southern colonies.