How did the invention of the telegraph impact American society? Select the two correct answers.

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• Trains could travel at higher speeds in a safer manner.
• Moving out west became cheaper and much faster.
Business owners in the West could stay in touch with eastern markets.
• Those who moved out west could communicate with family members in far-away cities.
• Miners could access gold and other metals that were deeper in the mines.

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The two correct answers regarding the impact of the telegraph on American society are:

• Business owners in the West could stay in touch with eastern markets. • Those who moved out west could communicate with family members in far-away cities.

These options highlight how the telegraph facilitated communication and commerce across vast distances, which was particularly important during the westward expansion of the United States.