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APUSH AMSCO Main Points of Unit 6 (6.5 and 6.6) withComplete Solutions
Learning Objective (6.5) - Explain the effects of technological advances in the
development of the United States over time
Samuel F.B. Morse – correct answer in 1844 he demonstrated the first working
telegraph. By the Civil War, electronic communication by telegraph and transportation
via railroad were becoming standard parts of modern living, especially in the North
Transatlantic Cable and other inventions - correct answer Is an undersea cable running
under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across
the floor of the Atlantic. This made it possible to send messages overseas in minutes
and became a way to communicate globally. The telephone, calculating machine, the
cash register, and the adding machine became major components in doing business.
The Steel Industry - correct answer Henry Bessemer of England and William Bessemer
in of the US discovered that blasting air through molten iron produced high-quality steel.
Due to the access of iron in the great lakes region and the coal preserves of
, Pennsylvania and Illinois, Minnesota Mesabi Range became the center of steel
productions.
Thomas Edison and his impact - correct answer In 1869 Edison created his first
patented machine that was used to record votes. In 1876, Edison created the research
laboratory Menlo Park in New Jersey. There he would create many mechanical projects
with a team of people and this influenced invention making team-oriented. Edison is
responsible for creating the motion picture machine, the lightbulb, and the phonograph.
George Westinghouse - correct answer Westinghouse was responsible for creating the
air brake for railroads and a transformer for producing high-voltage alternating current
(AC). The AC made it possible to light cities and operation of electric steel cars and
subways. By 1900 electric trades employed 1 million people, making electric light and
power the nation's largest and fastest-growing industry.
Effects of Transportation on working - correct answer Before people had to live within
walking distances of their jobs. Some cities were streetcar cities where people could
travel a few miles to their jobs. By 1890, subways, electric trolleys, and elevated
railroads could transport large groups of people to urban residences further from the
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