Transportation and Communication

What year were North Carolina's first two major railroads completed?

• 1820

• 1840

• 1860

• 1880

What was unique about North Carolina's railroads at the time they were completed?

• They were the shortest in the world

• They were the most expensive

• They were the longest in the world

• They used electric engines

What type of engines powered early trains?

• Diesel engines

• Electric engines

• Steam engines called locomotives

• Gasoline engines

How did trains impact the state's economy?

• Trains reduced the state's economy

• Trains had no impact on the economy

• Trains boosted the state's economy

• Trains only benefited the rich

Who developed the telegraph in 1837?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Nikola Tesla

What code was used by operators to send messages via the telegraph?

• Binary code

• Morse code

• ASCII code

• Unicode

In what year were telephones first used in North Carolina?

• 1879

• 1889

• 1899

• 1909

Why were early cars expensive?

• They used rare materials.

• They were built one at a time.

• They included advanced technology.

• They were imported from other countries.

What did Henry Ford start using in 1913 to make cars cheaper?

• Cheaper materials.

• Smaller designs.

• An assembly line.

• Less labor.

In which year did Ford open an automobile factory in Charlotte?

• 1910

• 1916

• 1920

• 1913