Chapter 6 - Lesson 4 Flashcards
Equal rights are when people have
same rights as others
What are some rights that people wanted that many Americans worked to turn them into laws
- Women’s right to vote
- African Americans right to send their kids to the same school as white children
- Rules to keep workers safe
Who opened a school for African American girls in Florida
Mary McLeod Bethune
What did the US Supreme Court rule regarding school segregation
That it is now unlawful and all children have the right to the same education
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
How did the invention of the light bulb change our lives
- Factories and offices could stay open at night
2. People could walk safely on well lit streets
What did Cyrus Hall McCormick invent?
reaper (machine that cut grain) it was being cut by hand before. It helped farmers plant, plow and harvest more crop
Ford wanted to make affordable cars for everyone. This led to the invention of
the assembly line
An assembly line is used in factories around the world. Each worker does
only one part of the job to save time and money in building
Edward Jenner found a ________, a disease that killed millions of people
vaccine for smallpox
A vaccine helps
people’s bodies fight off a disease
Jonas Salk invented a vaccine for
polio
Louis Pasteur invented
pasteurization
Pasteurization is a process that
kills germs by heating food and cooling them quickly
What do we drink today that is pasteurized
milk
Who works hard to make a change happen
an Activist
Frederick Douglass learned how to read and write even though it was against the law. He became famous for
speaking out against slavery and printing his own newspaper to spread the word that African Americans should be free
Who became a famous leader for equal right for African Americans
Martin Luther King Jr (He delivered famous, “I have a dream” speech
What law did President Lyndon B Johnson help pass?
illegal to treat people differently in a workplace
