The Electric Telegraph:A Revolutionary Invention

The Transatlantic Cable

The Transatlantic Cable was created in order to make communication between the U.S. and Europe faster and more efficient.
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This picture and the photo below show people building the first Transatlantic Cable
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-Transatlantic Cable--the first underwater cable, created by Cyrus Field in 1866, that transported electric telegraphic pulses across the entire Atlantic Ocean all the way to Europe

 
Why Does it Matter?
-Before Transatlantic Cable: Long-distance communication only improved in the United States. 

-After Transatlantic Cable: Telegraphic messages could be exchanged with different countries in Europe 

-Before:Messages that had to be sent by ship could take weeks to deliver

-After: Messages could be sent via telegraph in just minutes 

-Before:Morse's telegraph helped to unite just the U.S. 

-After:Transatlantic Cable helped to better unite the U.S. and Europe.