<span>The increase in IQ scores over time suggests environmental factors have a strong influence on intelligence.
</span>Our intelligence depends on predisposition and the environment.
Our genetic <span>predisposed is not going to change over time but the type of life
we lead also affects intelligence.</span>
Puritanism is credited with having planted a seed that mass education should teach literacy to every common person.
The Puritans were English Protestants who led a religious reform movement in the 16th and 17th centuries to cleanse the Church of England from the vestiges of Roman Catholic practices.
A fundamental doctrine of the Puritans was that literacy should reach every common person. For this, they promoted mass education.
This was based on their belief that all persons should have the ability to read and interpret the Bible for themselves. This would allow people to abide closely with Biblical teachings
The Puritans of colonial New England sought to attain universal literacy. In 1642, Massachusetts made it incumbent on the householder to impart literacy to his wife, children and servants
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"<span>The major petroleum strikes that began the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred in </span>Southeast Texas<span>, but soon reserves were found across Texas and wells were constructed in </span>North Texas<span>, </span>East Texas<span>, and the </span>Permian Basin<span> in </span>West Texas<span>. Although limited reserves of oil had been struck during the 19th century, the strike at </span>Spindletop<span> near Beaumont in 1901 gained national attention, spurring exploration and development that continued through the 1920s and beyond. Spindletop and the Joiner strike in East Texas, at the outset of the </span>Great Depression<span>, were the key strikes that launched this era of change in the state."</span>
The Townshed Act and many more acts.