Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly was the son of a _____________ and was put there by the ___________.
Ned Kelly was the son of a prisoner/criminal and was put there by the British.
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What did timezones fix the obstacle of/conquer?
They fixed the problem of time.
What city did the 2 trains meet in to complete the transcontinental railroad?
Promontory Summit
What was the term for a person like Ned Kelly?
Bushrangers
What was the problem with the first light bulb?
It did not last long/it only lasted a few hours
How many time zones do we have?
24
How did a businessman cross the country before the railroad system?
A month long journey by stagecoach or sailing.
Who was taken to jail instead of Ned Kelly when him and his brother ran from the police?
His mom! oop
What did people think would happen when light bulbs first appeared in stores?
They thought it would explode.
Why do time zones help?
They help because now instead of having different times city by city (minute differences), it is more set and easy to follow.
Railroads conquered ____________.
Railroads conquered space.
What did people do when they found out that Ned Kelly was sentenced to death?
They had everyone that agreed he was a hero sign a petition to try and save his life.
How did the light bulb change the workforce?
It made the working day longer/modernized the United States.
How did the standardization of time zones change our country?
It changed the way we thought about the world by making it smaller.
In what ways did trains change America?
They changed how time was kept, the way people traveled, and how people lived.