Inventions

What year did Samuel Morse send the first telegram from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.?

• 1832

• 1844

• 1856

• 1860

Which invention helped unify the country and promote economic growth in the late 1800s?

• The electric light

• The automobile

• The telephone

• The kitchen sink

How did telegrams compare to previous methods of communication?

• They were slower but more reliable.

• They offered almost instant communication over long distances.

• They were more expensive and less accessible.

• They could only be used by government officials.

What significant achievement did Cyrus Field accomplish in 1866?

• He invented the telephone.

• He laid a telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean.

• He sent the first telegram.

• He developed Morse code.

What invention is Alexander Graham Bell most famous for, which greatly impacted communications?

• The lightbulb

• The typewriter

• The telephone

• The camera

In what year did Thomas Edison set up his invention workshop in Menlo Park, New Jersey?

• 1876

• 1888

• 1899

• 1860

Which invention by George Eastman made it easier and less costly to take photographs?

• The vacuum cleaner

• The adding machine

• The typewriter

• The small box camera

What was a significant contribution of William Burroughs in the late 1800s?

• The telephone

• The adding machine

• The lightbulb

• The phonograph

What was Thomas Edison's most important invention according to the text?

• The phonograph

• The motion picture projector

• The storage battery

• The lightbulb

What year did Thomas Edison develop the first workable lightbulb?

• 1879

• 1880

• 1882

• 1885