Match the following terms with their best definitions.

1. transcontinental telegraph
2. capital
3. cumberland road
4. agricultural revolution
5. transatlantic cable

a. mass development of labor-saving machines for farm work
b. money, equipment, and other assets
c. joined england and u. s. by telegraph wire
d. first one built with crushed rock
e. spread of telegraph from the east to california

1- TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEGRAPH --- Spread of telegraph from the East to California

The first Transcontinental Telegraph, established in 1861, connected the East telegraph network with the newly created one in California.

2- CAPITAL --- Money, equipment, and other assets

Capital is any sum of money or quantity of goods that had not been consumed by its owner.

3- CUMBERLAND ROAD --- First one built with crushed rock

The Cumberland Road was the first major road in the United States built by the federal government. Carried out between 1811 and 1837, the 1,000-kilometer route connected the Potomac and the Ohio River.

4- AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION --- Mass development of labor-saving machines for farm work

The agricultural revolution describes a period of agricultural development in Britain from the eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, during which there was a very high increase in agricultural productivity, yield and total production as a result of technological innovations and the development of new farming systems.

5- TRANSATLANTIC CABLE --- Joined England and U.S. by telegraph wire

The transatlantic cable reduced the communication time between the United States and England, allowing a message and an answer to arrive on the same day.

norsemen from northern countries had made earlier journeys

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.