Early american school books

1. What were the early American textbooks used in schools?
2. What is the earliest textbooks to appear in classrooms?

What were the early American textbooks used in schools?

“The New England Primer” was the first textbook published in America for use by all schools. Prior to that 1690 book, students used the Holy Bible imported from Europe. The Primer was then used in American schools into the 1930s, over 200 years later.

What is the earliest textbooks to appear in classrooms?

The earliest known textbooks up to a period in the 16th Century were written in Latin, the common language of schooling and scholars. These textbooks were probably developed to help students to learn the language Latin.