its fridayyy. (:Chapter 8 Section 1 - Science and Urban Life...In 1890 to 1891, architect Louis Sullivan designed the ten-story Wainwright Building in St. Louis. Daniel Bumham designed the slender 285-foot tower called the flatiron in 1902. Skyscrapers helped have more building in a smaller land area. In some cities during the 1870s smf 1880s under ground moving cables powered streetcar lines. In 1888 Richmond, Virginia became the first American city to electrify its urban transit. Tailroads made our cities bigger and bigger urban areas. By `890, the literacy rate in the United States had risen 90%. Publishers had to put out more books and magazines to keep up with the literacy rate. In the early 20th century brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the airplane, They started with the glider. Their first successful flight was on December 17, 1903. Earlier times required to take a picture and the weight of the equipment, a photographer could not shoot a moving object. In 1888, Eastman introduced his Kodak camera.-Key Questions--What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?skyscrapers, under ground moving cable powered streetcar lines, camera, airplaneChapter 8 Section 2 - Expanding Public Education...The public education system is the foundation of the democratic ideals of American Society. By the civil war, most states had public schools. Mny kids of school age didnt get a very good formal education. Few went onto highschool. Most students left after four years. The beginning of School Curriculums had new laws, curriculums, and were strict. Immigrant adults went to school to learn english. They were ecouraged to be "Americanized" Many adults atteneded night schools.-Key Questions--How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
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