Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
November 30, 2010
U.S. History
Mr. Green
1. He invented the Kodak camera
A. Daniel Burnham
B. George Eastman
C. Frederick Law Olmsted
D. Louis Sullivan
2. In 1883, Brooklyn was connected to Manhattan by
A. a brick and concrete bridge
B. a steel-cable suspension bridge
C. an underwater subway system
D. an elevated, electric streetcar system
3. In the late 1800’s, suburbs grew rapidly with the development of
A. subways
B. electric streetcars
C. new railroad lines
D. suspension bridge
4. During the late 1800’s, public elementary schools emphasized all of the following except
A. strict discipline
B. citizenship skills
C. rote memorization
D. Job-training courses
5. Which of the following accounted for the greatest number of children being unable to attend public high
schools?
A. racism
B. poverty
C. language differences
D. transportation problems
The students will summarize the educational
opportunities open for people by describing the
expansion of higher education
Hand-in: Chapter 8 Vocabulary
Warm-up Question: Study the graph on page 304
and answer these questions
1. What two trends does the graph show?
2. What generalization can you make about
education or illiteracy between 1870 and 1920?
Motivation: How can an educational system help a
nation meet its social needs?
Expanding Public Education
Most states established public schools by the
Civil War
Majority of children that went to school left
after 4 years and few went to H.S.
By 1900-3/4 of American children 8-14
attended school, mostly in the cities
Focused on rote memorization
Poor teachers
Differences along racial lines
Number jumped from 800 in 1878 to 5,500 in
1898.
Racial Discrimination
1% of African-Americans attended in 1890
3% of African-Americans attended by 1910
Education for Immigrants
Americanized immigrants
Many felt threatened by the Protestant
undertones
Catholics created their own educational
system
The research university system developed
Wealthy individuals created their own universities
Stanford-Leland Stanford
University of Chicago-John D. Rockefeller
Medical education reformed after the Civil War
African-Americans founded all-black schools
W.E.B. DuBois-1st African-American to receive a
doctorate from Harvard-Talented 10th theory
Booker T. Washington-African-Americans needed
to acquire useful labor skills
Chief Characteristics and
Important Developments
1. Elementary Schools
2. High Schools
3. Colleges and universities
4. Education for immigrant
adults
5. Art galleries, libraries, and
museums
Which scientific or technological development
described in this section had the greatest
impact on American culture? Use details from
the text to justify your choice.
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Read Chapter 8 Section 3
Chapter 8 Vocabulary, if you did not turn
them in.
Today is the last day for missed work from
the beginning of the 2nd quarter