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[Music] thank you hey there boys and girls dads and moms have you ever wondered what it was like to have school during the colonial days of America what kind of things did they learn and what ways did they learn those things well thanks to something called books we don't have to wonder we can learn by reading what they read the New England primer was the principal textbook for early Americans and colonists alike during the late 1600s and early 1700s its first version was published in 1690 and put together by a journalist named Benjamin Harris soon enough it could be found on the Shelf of every home in colonial America right next to the family bible so what is actually in the book well there is grammar lessons the alphabet syllables those kinds of things and at the same time they teach you moral and spiritual lessons from the Bible there's also poetry and some prayers in there if you would like to read this book for yourself you can probably find it at your local library or purchase it