Analyzing the Influence of the McGuffey Readers on Education
Practices
Education was a high propriety for the new nation. During this time, teachers developed many innovative education
practices that would be used in American schools for years to come.
Read about influential educator, William Holmes McGuffey C. Based on the passage, what are three common
educational practices that began with the use of McGuffey readers? How did they represent improvements in education?

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.