The development of writing and literacy in America can be viewed in period of time from 1000 BCE up to until around 1830 CE. During this period, indigenous civilizations invented a scribing system in 1000 BCE which developed into an alphabet by 600 BCE. Colonization and missionary works aimed to convert the native people and make them civilized. Enslaved people used writing as a tool to better their condition. Women of new American republic taught their children to read and write as education was vital in democracy.
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