Virginia Experience 2nd Grade Solution Focus on the United States of America

Correlates with 2.1c,e,f,g,j; 2.2
Personal Communication
In United States history, important developments in communication
changed the way people live and work!
communication: a way of sending
information to people
People and businesses use personal communication systems to
communicate one-to-one with each other. Methods that have
been used over time in the United States include:
Writing letters began long ago
1844
The
telegraph sent messages
Letters must be hand delivered.
called telegrams through signals
Letters used to take weeks or months
along a wire from one telegraph
to arrive when sent across the country.
station to another.
Now they arrive in a few days!
Communication
1876 The telephone sent sounds
1990s-today Cell phones allow
over wire across long distances.
people to communicate anytime
People could have voice conversations
and anywhere. People can talk,
with friends and family far away.
text, and even send videos.
Number these innovations in the order people began to use them.
____ telegraph
____ letters
____ telephone
____ cell phone
Match each invention with its effect.
telegraphSample
____ 1. telegraph a. People could have long-distance conversations.
Sample
____ 2. telephone
____ 3. cell phone
b. Communication over wires replaced letters.
c. People can communicate anytime and anywhere.
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