Today we found out that our test has been pushed back to Wednesday :) Mr. Bruns also told us that our assigned blog topics for this week will be to pick an invention that we feel has been the most important and write about it. We also finished our assigned blog #2 discussions.
Taylor Schaben's blog was about skyscrapers.
- Land was getting too expensive so people decided to construct buildings taller instead of wide so that they wouldn't take up as much space on the ground.
- A major skyscraper at the time was the Flat Iron Building.
- The construction of these really tall buildings also led to the invention of the elevator which allowed people to get to the different floors more easily.
Printing Revolution:
- In 1890, the literacy rate rose to 90%
- Publishers were able to print more papers
- Machines cut, folded, and counted copies of newspapers
Scott's blog was about voting restrictions:
- Southern states did not allow African Americans to vote
- Blacks were asked harder questions than whites when they voted so it was harder for them to understand
- They had to pay a poll tax before they were qualified to vote
- Had to pass a literacy test also
- Had to be a white man
Education:
- Blacks and other minorities recieved worse education than whites
- Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute taught African Americans to teach or get medical degrees
- They started learning how to read and write to become more productive members of society
- First medical degree for an African American was given here
- Education started grouwing in the U.S. in 1865
- Elementary education was not manditory until this time
- High school took untiil 1900 for people to start attending
- College had less students
- Not til 1960s when college education started to skyrocket
Entertainment
- Sports became more common both playing and watching
- Coney Island was a popular amusement park
- Many people read magazines and newspapers
- Riding bikes also became popular especially for women. Provided them with an opportunity to get out of the house more often
Then we also began our blog discussions about our family history.
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