Why did the new englands colonies ephasize education and schools

It was so everyone would have the ability to read the bible

Referring to the excerpt about    the  bourbon triumvirate  by jacob hamrick, the answer is joseph e. brownjoseph e. brown is the active governor of georgia within the period of 1857 - 1865. he was known as one of the most famous secessionist leaders that brought his state into confederacy in  1861