Brad, Alex, Jordan, & Jake
More women became teachers during the late 1800s. John Dewey helped reform the focus to the students at school, Dewey Decimal. Political ideas in the 19Th century also shaped a new support for the education of women. They could teach their sons and daughters. This time period is when education became important for in US. there were a lot of people pushing for women education but a lot were against it. Many women were expected to be educated for domestic work bu there mothers after leaving any elementary schooling they may have had. Public schools took a huge growth spurt during the 19Th century. Immigrants started attending public school. Many Americans moved form there farms to cities. Throughout history the percentage of students graduated inclined. During the reconstruction era Afrikaans were supposed to be treated equally and they weren't. They still had less rights than whites even after the 13, 14, and 15Th amendments which were made to help give them equal rights. It was hard for Africans to own there own land because after reconstruction many were very poor and the good profitable land was already taken by the whites. The KKK would kill a African American. Wanted to make life as tough as possible for them. About 360,000 Union soldiers died trying to give the African Americans equality and they did not receive after the civil war right away. Even though the slaves didn't get freedom right away the people that sacrificed them selves died with a purpose. Trains allowed people to travel much more efficiently. Baseball was very cheap to watch. Entertainment was at one of its highest points in the 19Th century. Americans were also spending a lot of money on the circus. Wild west shows were starting to merge.
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