What was one of the first things that the New Englanders built in their communities?

library

church

school

hospital

New Englanders built schools. New Englanders were the group of settlers who came and settled first in Jamestown.

Explanation:

New Englanders were the colonists who settled in Jamestown. Native Americans posed to be a threat to the colonists. As time passed by, the settlers started to learn how to live in wilderness. The colonists who came from Britain were a group pf Puritans who believed that the churches in America needed Purification. Puritan community activities revolved around the church. Church services and offering mass prayer was considered important on Sundays.

Holy Gospel occupied a very important place in the life of Puritans. They felt education is necessary for them because it would give knowledge to the people to read Bible. Hence Puritans started to open schools and ensured that all were imparted with education so that they read the holy Bible.