Ch. 8 Worksheet
8.1 Science and Urban Life
Technology and City Life
In 1900, what percentage of Americans lived in cities?
List two reasons why architects were able to construct taller buildings:
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List three different styles of mass transit used in the late 19th century:
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New Technologies
What made newspapers more affordable in the late 19th Century?
Where were the Wright Brothers from?
Describe Eastman’s invention, and who did he sell it to?
8.2 Expanding Public Education
Expanding Public Education
What percentage of white students attended elementary schools in 1880? Black?
Why were Catholics concerned about the curriculum of schools?
Expanding Higher Education
Why did research universities emerge?
What school did Booker T. Washington found? What curriculums did they offer there?
How did Booker Washington want to end racism in America? What did he do to achieve this?
How did W.E.B. Dubois want to end racism in America? What did he do to achieve this?
8.3 Segregation and Discrimination
African Americans Fight Legal Discrimination
List three ways blacks had their voting rights limited:
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What court case was the legal foundation for segregation?
Summarize the court’s decision:
Define lynching
Discrimination in the West
What two groups were discriminated in this region?