we did presentations today.. The test will be Thursday from A to Z.
Ch. 8.2: Expanding public Education.
-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's? A lot of kids went to school but many did not due to farming and other farm activities. Between 1865 to 1895 states passed the law that you have 12 to 16 weeks of schooling or ages 8 to 14. Kids would say it is a very bad experience because you got hit a lot.
In the early 1900s more than half a million students attended high school. In this time, the economy needed advanced, technical skills.
Capitalism is an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production.
African Americans were mostly excluded in schooling education. In 1890 fewer than 1% African Americans went to high school.
A lot of immigrants who settled in the United States between 1860-1890, many of those were Jewish families, feeling from poverty.
Ch. 8.4: The Dawn of Mass Culture.
-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many cities built small playgrounds and playing fields. Some amusement parks were constructed on the outskirts of the cities. The roller coaster drew daredevil customers to Corny Island in 1884, and the first Ferris Wheel drew enthusiastic crowds from all of the world. They also Bicycled and played tennis for fun. In 1885 they many manufactures of the first commercially successful safety bike. They also played baseball. In 1845 Alexander J. Cartwright, played and 50 baseball clubs came about.
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