Unit 0 - More Technological Advances

Unit 0 - More Technological Advances

Multiple Choice

How many communication devices were on the last page?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 14

Multiple Choice

What was the first communication device called?

• Rotary Phone

• Telegraph

• Pay Phone

• Carrier Pigeon

Telegraph Speeds Communication

• 1832 Samuel F.B. Morse perfected the telegraph

• The telegraph can send information over wires across great distances

• Morse Code was developed to use dots and dashes in place of letters and if you knew Morse Code you could listen to the dots and dashes and write out the letters they represent.

• A telegraph wire was set up from Baltimore, Maryland to Washington D.C. to showcase how quickly a telegram could be sent

• Telegraph wires and poles were set-up where train tracks were laid and train stations had telegraph offices to take messages for the surrounding communities

Multiple Choice

Samuel Morse perfected the telegraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the system of dots and dashes called?

• Morrisy Code

• Morrison Code

• Moorse Code

• Morse Code

Multiple Choice

What is the international distress signal in Morse Code?

• SES

• SMS

• SIS

• SOS

Multiple Choice

What ended as a result of the development of the Morse Code?

• The Pony Express

• The Stage Coach Express

• The New Jersey Express

• All Wars

Improved Farm Equipment

• in 1837 John Deere made a plow out of a steel and it became a smashing success

• In 1831 Cyrus McCormick developed the mechanical reaper which allowed the cutting of wheat quicker

• These machines allowed mid-western farmers to plant more crops and harvest more grain than in any other time in history

• Both of these machines would be produced in Illinois

Multiple Select

What two farm machines were developed by John Deere and Cyrus McCormick?

• Iron Plow

• Automatic Corn Husker

• Soil Disker

• Mechanical Reaper

Multiple Choice

Where were both of these machines produced?

• Indiana

• Illinoise

• Hawaii

• Illinois

Multiple Choice

How many mules did it take to pull that John Deere plow?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 50

Multiple Choice

What region of the country would a John Deere plow be used?

• Rocky Mountains

• Mohave Desert

• The plains of Nebraska

• The swamps of Florida

Poll

Would you rather use a team of mules to plow a field or a modern John Deere tractor and plow?

• Old School Plow

• New School Plow

Multiple Choice

How much do you think it would cost to buy a top of the line John Deere tractor today?

• $75,000

• $100,000

• $150,000

• $200,000

Changing Life at Home

• There were many inventions created to make work in you home easier.

• Isaac Singer improved the sewing machine and sold them to families so they could make their own clothing

• 1830s saw the first iceboxes(refrigerators) which were kept cool with blocks of ice

• Iron cook stoves gave families more surface to cook on and made cooking by fire place soooooo yesterday

• Clocks, matches, and safety pins were being mass produced and sold on the cheap

Multiple Select

Which of the following made home life easier in the 1800s? (Pick 3)

• Ice Box

• Sewing Machine

• Internet

• Matches

Multiple Choice

What kept iceboxes cold?

• Electric motors and freon

• Keeping the icebox in the basement where it was cooler

• Keeping dry ice in the bottom of the icebox

• Keeping blocks of ice at the bottom of the icebox

Multiple Choice

Who mass produced the sewing machine here in the U.S.?

• Marty Singer

• Isaac Singer

• Willy Whirlpool

• Andy Amana