The telegraph, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and the telephone were important to businesses after 1850 because of a. they created a system for developing new inventions. b. they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not. c. they attracted investors and created the stock market. d. they made picture-taking a popular american pastime.

The correct answer is B) they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not.

The Telegraph, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and the telephone were important to businesses after 1850 because they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not.

What these inventions did, in reality, was to change the way people and companies communicated. Indeed they transformed the industry of communications and changed the lives of people and businesses forever. Long-distance communication became more effectively and in some cases, immediate, improving the efficiency and quality of the transmission of information.

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