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The transmission of information was revolutionized in 1832 when Samuel Morse perfected the telegraph. Using a system called Morse Code an operator could send and receive messages over huge distances almost instantaneously. Telegraph lines were strung up alongside railroads so that every major city and town was linked by the 1850s.

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The transmission of information was revolutionized in 1832 when Samuel Morse perfected the telegraph. Using a system called Morse Code an operator could send and receive messages over huge distances almost instantaneously. Telegraph lines were strung up alongside railroads so that every major city and town was linked by the 1850s.

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Get out a sheet of paper and number it 1-9 with space in

between Using the Morse code tables, translate each message as quietly,

correctly, and quickly as you can with your partner.

DO NOT TELL OTHER TABLES/GROUPS

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Use the Morse code table at the bottom of the page to translate the messages as correctly and quickly as you can.

…. .- .--. .--. -.-- / -… .. .-. - …. -.. .- -.-- /.-- .. .-.. .-.. / … . -. -.. / -- --- -. . -.-- / ..-. --- .-. /.--. .-. . … . -. - / - ..- . … -.. .- -.-- /

-.-- --- ..- / -.-. .- .-.. .-.. / ….. / -… ..- -.-. -.- … / .- /-… .. .-. - …. -.. .- -.-- / .--. .-. . … . -. - / -.--- --- ..- / -- . .- -. / -- .. … . .-. /

..-. .. -. . / -. . -..- - / -.-- . .- .-. / -.-- --- ..- .-. . /--. . - - .. -. --. / -. --- - …. .. -. --. / -.-- --- ..- /..- -. --. .-. .- - . ..-. ..- .-.. / -.-. …. .. .-.. -.. /

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Use the Morse code table at the bottom of the page to translate the messages as correctly and quickly as you can.

…. .- …- . / -… --- --- -.- . -.. / - .. -.-. -.- . - … /..-. --- .-. / - .-. .. .--. / - --- / .- -- . .-. .. -.-. .- /--- -. / - .. - .- -. .. -.-. /

.- ..-. .-. .- .. -.. / - --- / -.-. .-. --- … … / --- -.-. . .- -. / -.. --- / -.-- --- ..- / - …. .. -. -.- /.. / … …. --- ..- .-.. -.. / .-.. . .- .-. -. / - --- / … .-- .. ---.. --- -. - / -… . / … .. .-.. .-.. -.-- / - …. . / … …. .. .--. / .. … / ..- -. … .. -. -.- .- -… .--- . / ..- -. .-.. . … … / -.-. .- .--. - .- .. -. / -.. --- . … / … --- -- . - …. .. -. --. / … - ..- .--. .. -..

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Use the Morse code table at the bottom of the page to translate the messages as correctly and quickly as you can.

…. .- …- . / ..-. --- ..- -. -.. / .-. .. -. --. / --- ..-. /.--. --- .-- . .-. / .-- --- -. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / .-- …. .- -/ - --- / -.. --- / -. . -..- -

.-- . / -- ..- … - / . -- -… .- .-. -.- / --- -. / .- /

.-.. --- -. --. / .- -. -.. / -.. .- -. --. . .-. --- ..- … /

.--- --- ..- .-. -. . -.-- / - --- / -- --- ..- -. - /-.. --- --- --

-.-. --- ..- .-.. -.. -. - / .-- . / .--- ..- … - / ..- … . /- …. --- … . / --. .. .- -. - / . .- --. .-.. . … /- …. .- - / .-- --- ..- .-.. -.. / … . . -- / - --- /-- .- -.- . / -- --- .-. . / … . -. … . /