How did the invention of the telegraph impact American society? Select TWO answers.(2 points)

Responses

Trains could travel at higher speeds in a safer manner.
Trains could travel at higher speeds in a safer manner.

Moving out west became cheaper and much faster.
Moving out west became cheaper and much faster.

Business owners in the West could stay in touch with eastern markets.
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.
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.
Miners could access gold and other metals that were deeper in the mines.

1 answer

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

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

The telegraph revolutionized communication, enabling faster and more efficient business transactions and personal communication across vast distances, particularly between the East and the expanding West.