Effects of Technology on 1800s Society — Quiz

Question 1

Which statement best describes how people traveled within cities in the early 1800s?

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People had to move from place to place slowly because their transportation options were limited.

Question 2

In the late 1800s, people used a telegraph to communicate

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with long and short clicks and beeps.

Question 3

Which of these was a limitation of the telegraph?

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The telegraph required a special code to communicate.

Question 4

How did Henry Ford affect the automobile industry in the early 1900s?

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Ford made automobile production cheaper by improving the assembly line.

Question 5

How did Madam C. J. Walker affect the lives of many Americans in the Industrial Age?

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Walker produced cosmetics and hair products for African American women, which was an underserved market at the time.

Question 6

How did Granville Woods change the telegraph in 1887?

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Woods made it possible for moving trains to use telegraphs.

Question 7

Who invented the telegraph in 1844?

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Samuel Morse

Question 8

Which best describes Thomas Edison?

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Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents.

Question 9

Which of these was an invention that Thomas Edison created?

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the phonograph

Question 10

Elevated trains and subways improved travel by

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moving commuters without crowding city streets.

Effects of Technology on 1800s Society — Quiz Answers