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Ch. 16- Section 1. End of the 19 th century- schools becoming more important in America One-room schoolhouses. Ch. 16 Section 1 continued. Society efficient when people can read and write 1870- 2%- 17-year olds graduated Farming- school- November to April
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Ch. 16- Section 1 End of the 19th century- schools becoming more important in America One-room schoolhouses
Ch. 16 Section 1 continued • Society efficient when people can read and write • 1870- 2%- 17-year olds graduated • Farming- school- November to April • 1900- 31 states required 8-14 year olds to attend school • Literacy- people-read and write • Assimilation- process-people one culture become part of another culture
Ch. 16 Section 1 continued • Philanthropists- people- donations to worthy causes- private women’s colleges • First- New York’s Vassar College-1865 • African American Education- Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois • DuBois- 1905- Niagara Movement- African Americans- full civil liberties