SS- Chapter 6

Match each word to its definition.

• Equal Rights

• have the same rights as others

• Transcontinental

• across the continent

• Immigrant

• people who move from one country to settle in a different country

• Invention

• a group of covered wagons that travels together for safety

• Wagon Train

• something that is made from the first time

True or False?

The invention of the telegraph allowed people to send messages almost instantly.

• True

• False

True or False?

The invention of the radio failed

• True

• False

True or False?

People can now use computers to send e-mail messages instantly.

• True

• False

How the transcontinental railroad changed the United States?

• It allowed people to travel safely and quickly across the country.

• It made travel slower and more expensive.

• They didn't work and broke down all the time.

Use the picture on the screen to tell me how phones have changed from the early 1900s to today?

• They are bigger.

• You can't carry them with you.

• They have wifi.

• You can only call.

Use the picture on the screen to tell me how phones have changed from the early 1900s to today?

• They are smaller.

• You can carry them with you.

• They don't have wifi.

• You can use wifi to play games, check email and more.