Why did the colonists provide basic education for girls as well as boys?

The colonists provided basic education for girls as well as boys because protestant denominations wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible. When educating, families favored boys. Education was valued for the sake of religious study in order for the children to have a great command of Bible reading.

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the roman republic began to expand when rome fought the punic wars and defeated carthage. the punic wars refer to the series of 3 wars fought among rome and carthage, before it ended in carthage's defeat.