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2006-10-10 09:46:50 · 6 answers · asked by tiffymarie1 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Because when Ben Franklin invented the first cell phone there were no batteries invented yet?
2006-10-10 09:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because so few people knew how to read and write in those times, it would virtually guarantee a person a good job. Those years saw a huge increase in Int'l Trade and businesses were hard pressed to find people to record even the most basic of business transactions.
2006-10-10 17:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by carnuba50 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they couldn't read, than they couldn't write. If they couldn't write, then the Declaration of Independence wouldn't have been written and the United States would still be a country wanted and controlled by other countries.
2006-10-10 17:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by Falcon Boy Toy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is how they communicated and knew what was happening or going to happen. Lots of Public Proclamations back then.
2006-10-10 16:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by educated guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was important for the same reasons it is now: to learn, to widen your world, to expand your horizon of knowledge.
2006-10-10 16:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by bot_parody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there wasn't much on television then.
2006-10-10 16:54:14 · answer #6 · answered by mmd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋