In 1844, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail sent the first telegraph message between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. • In 1
861, Western Union laid the first transcontinental telegraph line. • In 1866, the first permanent telegraph cable was laid across the Atlantic Ocean. What impact did this innovation have on daily life?
In the early 19th c., the South of the country tended to oppose tariffs. As you may already know, the South opposed many things, slavery being the most important thing.