8th Gr. C. 3.1 Inventions and Mechanization Pt. 2

Listing

100

Name two ways people communicated before the telegraph.

a. smoke signals

b.  handwritten letters

200

When did the Industrial Revolution begin and where?

When:  1700s

Where:  England

300

Name two popular mail-order stores.

a.  Montgomery Wards

b.  Sears

400

From 1870-1920, what did the United States population increase to?

a.  Population in 1870:  40 million

b.  Population in 1920:  100 million

500

Name three new inventions that improved communication methods.

a.  telegraph

b.  telephone

c.  typewriter