A similarity between Australia and

A similarity between Australia and the United States is that, especially in the New England colonies, there was an early emphasis on education as a foundation to a strong moral society. In the United States, early school emphasis was on reading so that pupils could read the bible. In Australia, by 1810, the convicts were being released from prisons and becoming a free minority. This free minority realized that a successful community required principled behavior and moral restraint.