WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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allowed people to see others who were miles away.
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was a new form of vehicle.
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was used to power trains.
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was a written message that could be sent over long distances.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The equipment’s guaranteed working range was 250 miles, but communications could be maintained for up to 400 miles during daylight and up to 2000 miles at night.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Development of the Telegraph In 1843, Morse built a telegraph system from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore with the financial support of Congress. On May 24, 1844, the first message, “What hath God wrought?” was sent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The First Long-Distance Telegraph Message, Sent This Day in 1844: ‘What Hath God Wrought? ‘-The Atlantic.
Detailed explanation-5: -A telegraph is a communication system that sends information by making and breaking an electrical connection. It is most associated with sending electrical current pulses along a wire with Morse code encoding.