The Protestant Reformation was a religious, social, economic, and political revolution that was sparked when a Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of his local church. ... The Protestant Reformation increased literacy throughout Europe and ignited a renewed passion for education.
Extended family often played a large role in colonial family life. In poorer families, it was not uncommon for grandparents, aunts or uncles to live in the household. Wealthier families often found themselves taking in children from less fortunate family members to help with their breeding and education.
<span>Influenza, smallpox, measles, and typhus fever</span>
Florida was named by Ponce de Leon, he called the land "la Florida" -spanish for flowery. Historians think that he named the state because he discovered it on Easter or Palm Sunday.
