Question

Changes in Education After 1870 Item 1: States pass compulsory education laws. Item 2: Most children attend school through at least the tenth grade. Item 3: More public schools are built. Item 4: Adult education is available. Use the information on the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question. How are items 1 and 2 on the chart related? Most compulsory education laws required students to stay in school through the tenth grade. Compulsory education laws applied to both children and adults. Few families obeyed the compulsory education laws. More schools needed to be built to house the increased number of students.

Answer 1

Items 1 and 2 on the chart are related in that most compulsory education laws required students to stay in school through at least the tenth grade. This connection indicates that as compulsory education laws were enacted (Item 1), there was a corresponding increase in school attendance that led to most children attending school through at least the tenth grade (Item 2). This relationship underscores the impact of legislation on educational practices and student participation in formal education.