HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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The use of Morse code helped companies communicate and organize, increasing economic growth.
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The use of Morse code was expensive and difficult, slowing the economic growth of small businesses.
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The use of Morse code was regulated by the United States government, limiting its impact on economic growth.
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The use of Morse code was for private communications, limiting its impact on economic growth in the United States.
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Detailed explanation-1: -New inventions and technology were also important to industrialization. New technology increased the nation’s productivity and improved transportation and communication. New inventions also resulted in new industries, which in turn produced more wealth and jobs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The industrial revolution started in Great Britain in the early-to-mid 19th century. A few British inventions that were brought to the United States inspired the process of industrialization of different industries. One of the most influential inventions in the United States was the cotton gin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The telegraph and the telephone Two inventions of the 19th century, the electric telegraph and the electric telephone, made reliable instantaneous communication over great distances possible for the first time.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were three causes of these advances: a large supply of natural resources, an explosion of inventions, and a growing city population that wanted the new products. One of the more important natural resources was oil. In 1840 a Canadian geologist discovered that kerosene could be used to light lamps.