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Effects of Technology on 1800s Society — Quiz

Question 3 • U.S. History I

Which of these was a limitation of the telegraph?

Answer
A
The telegraph took about a week to transmit a message.
B
The telegraph required a special code to communicate.
C
The telegraph could be used only by the military.
D
The telegraph was not a form of wired communication.

Explanation

The telegraph sent messages as electrical signals that represented letters using Morse code, so users needed to know a special code to communicate. It transmitted messages much faster than a week, was not limited to military use, and relied on wires.

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