Samuel Morse - telegraph

What new, exciting discovery were inventors playing with?

• the lightbulb

• electricity

• steam power

What does Morse code do?

• It translates numbers and letters into sounds that will travel over wire

• It helps deaf people be able to hear.

• It makes telephone calls possible.

Which two cities were connected by the first telegraph line?

• Baltimore and Washington DC

• Greenville and Easley

• New York and Washington DC

Who was the first president to use the telegraph to send and receive messages during the Civil War?

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What company had telegraph offices across the country?

• Wells Fargo

• Western Union

• Winn Dixie

Was Morse the inventor of the telegraph or an innovator of the telegraph?

• innovater

• inventor