FC: The Telegraph
1: An apparatus that used electric signals to transmit messages. | The Telegraph | Inventor: Samuel Morse | Morse code- Used in telegrams. Series of dots and dashes representing letters of the Alphabet. Operators were really quick at deciphering Morse code. | May 24, 1844- Morse unveiled his invention to a crowd in the U.S. Capital. He sent a message to a telegraph operator in Baltimore and the operator sent the same message back.
2: Through Their Eyes | Americans probably viewed this time as a time of great change. Their world kept improving with every new invention. The Native Americans on the other hand probably viewed it as negatively changing. The Americans were taking over their land and changing the way they lived. | The American's world view influenced their choices and actions by what they thought was most important for their lives and their country.
3: Certain skills and forms of knowledge were needed for success in America during the 1800's. For example, people in rural areas would benefit from knowledge having to do with farming and animal herding whereas, people in urban areas would benefit more from knowledge having to do with different industries and businesses.
4: The telegraph was invented because after our country was expanded there was a need to communicate with people that were far away in other parts of America. | Samuel Morse invented the telegraph to make communication faster and more efficient. | Cause and Effect | American Indians did not support the invention of the telegraph because it allowed Americans to communicate easier and it made it possible for people to settle farther west into their land.
5: There were many good effects from the invention of the telegraph.Communication was easier with people throughout the country. People could keep in touch with each other no matter where they were.
6: The telegraph helped people live by getting them in touch with people across the country. It helped in communities by having cities be able to contact one another in emergencies and trading. It helped across the world with new inventions, news and military. | It affected choices in the U.S by giving more way to communicate with people across the country and across the world. | Turning Points
7: It has changed the way people communicate with each other. It has also helped the way we communicate with people around the world. | The telegraph has been outdated. It has been replaced with many other inventions. | Change and Continuity
8: People all over the world have benefited from the telegraph. It has helped people across the country and across the world communicate with their relatives and friends. | Native Americans didn't benefit since people were traveling outward since communication was easier.
9: The telegraph is similar to the telephone. People can communicate with people all over but in a simpler way. | It is different from a cell phone. A cell phone is portable and it is just like a cell phone. It is way easier to use. | U | Using the Past
10: The inventions in the 1800's tells us that without the peoples knowledge we wouldn't be as advanced as we are today. People were very inventive.