Education
how many years did most Americans go to school before 1865
4 years
in what year did half of America live in the Cities
1910
what two places did immigrants go to enter the United States
New York and California
What was the class that live comfortable lives, but not rich lives
middle class
what is realism and Regionalism
realsim- focus on a person life
Regionalism- focus on place or region
the number of schools rose form 1860 to 1914 rose from ____ to _____
100 to 12,000
what percent were immigrants that lived in New York, Chicago, and Detroit
80 percent
Most job Immigrants worked
Low labor jobs
Name three new methods of transportation
cable-car, trolley, subway
what is Yellow Journalism
focus on exciting or dramatic stories and exaggerating some details to appear more dramatic of exciting
How many kids from the age of 5 to 17 were enrolled in school in 1914
80%
what did schools do to prevent the spread of diseases and germs
held screenings
where did a lot of immigrants travel from during the late 1800s to early 1900s
Southern and Eastern Europe, and China
how many floors was the first modern day skyscraper
10 floors
name three famous good authors
Mark Twain, Stephan Crane, Jack London, Paul Laurence Dunbar
what were Native American boarding schools
These boarding schools were to educate Native Americans while also taking away their cultures and traditions
what did Fredrick law Olmsted do
create New York Central park
What is the act that excluded a certain group from entering the US
Chinese Exclusion act
what made building skyscrapers plausible
During the 1860s people could start building up do to using iron supports, and using safety elevator invented in 1852 by Elisha Otis
what is Jazz
an American music style combining work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms
what is the Morell Act
The 1862 Morrill Act gives states land they could sell to raise money, and states used these funds to raise schools called land-grant schools
what was the result of over population in the big cities?
diseases, lots of build up of garbage, and waste
What are four thing Immigrants communities would make
newspaper, clubs, stores, and theaters
Who started the settlement houses
Jane Addams
what is vaudeville
a type of theatrical show, with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts