Describe education in the Southern colonies.

In the Southern Colonies, education was based on social class and geography. With the sprawling plantations, community schools did not exist, so children started their education at home. Children from lower classes had little education. Instead, they were taught trades through apprenticeships. In the upper level classes, a governess was hired to teach girls basic skills liked math, reading, writing, cooking, nursing, needlework, and social etiquette so that they could attract a husband and one day run a household. The male children of upper level classes were taught by a hired tutor. After learning the basics, they studied higher academic subjects, including advanced math and science, Greek, Latin, celestial navigation, social etiquette, history, and skills required for plantation management. After completing this education, sons of wealthy plantation owners would then go to England for a more formal education, and some stayed even longer to study law or medicine, while others returned home to help run plantations.