Monday - Types of cars: Bradley Gasoline Runabout, Ford Model A, Motorcycle, Bus, Airplane
Problem: Lack of Safe Drinking Water
Solution: Diseases were spread through unsafe drinking water, Chlorine was added to the water to eliminate disease, Federal regulation of drinking water quality began in 1914 to strengthen it
Problem: Disease was Common and Streets were Filthy
Solution: Horses were replaced which eliminated the manure, Added chlorine to water, Indoor plumbing, George A. Waring organized modern recycling, street sweeping and garbage collection.
Problem: Crime
Solution: Organized Police Force, Fingerprints
- Boston 1838
- NYC 1845
- Chicago 1851
Problem: Fires
Solution: Building codes, Firefighters, In 1853, Cincinnati became the first full-time, paid fire fighter in the US
Problem: Poverty
Solution: Labor Union, Minimum wage laws, Shorter hours, Child labor laws
"Lecturing" was one of the most common teaching methods for teachers
Define Segregation - Separation of Races
Tuesday - Jim Crow Laws - Segregation laws
Plessy vs Ferguson - 1896
- "Separate but Equal"
- Separate and unequal in reality
Wednesday - The Progressive Era - Period of widespread social activism and political reform across the U.S
Thursday - Worked on Projects
Friday - Worked on Projects
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