George stephenson made important contributions to the revolution in transportation. mark the statement if it is is true about him. a. his most famous steam-powered locomotive was the rocket. b. he invented the electric telegraph. c. his locomotives only carried freight, not passengers. d. he is regarded as the “father of the railroad.” history

The right answer is A and D, here some explanation:

He designed the famous and historic steam locomotive, being known as the father of the British railways and Father of the Railroad. Between 1822 and 1825 he built his first locomotive, which he called '' Active '' and later renamed '' Locomotion ''. The railway line was inaugurated on September 27, 1825. Driven by Stephenson, the Locomotion carried 80 tons of coal and took 2 hours to travel the 15-kilometer route, having reached 39 km / h in a part of the section. The first carriage designed to carry passengers was called '' Experiment '' and was also attached to the train. It was the first time passengers were transported in a vehicle powered by a steam locomotive.

During the construction of the railway lines, Stephenson noticed that however small the ascents were, the speed of the train decreased dramatically and that the descents made the brakes completely useless, since they could not stop the train. So he came to the conclusion that the railway lines should be as flat as possible. When he made the railways (Bolton - Leigh) and (Liverpool - Manchester), this knowledge led him to do a series of earthworks and to build stone viaducts, in order to make the routes smoother.

As the construction of the Liverpool-Manchester railroad was drawing to a close, its directors organized a competition to decide who would build the locomotives to operate on the line. The race took place in October 1829. Stephenson's '' Rocket '' had an impressive performance and won the race, becoming without a doubt the most famous machine in the world.

                the united states presidential election of 1912 was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 5, 1912. the election was a rare four-way contest.

                incumbent president william howard taft was renominated by the republican party with the support of its conservative wing. after former president theodore roosevelt failed to receive the republican nomination, he called his own convention and created the progressive party (nicknamed the "bull moose party"). it nominated roosevelt and ran candidates for other offices in major states. democrat woodrow wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, to the support of william jennings bryan, the three-time democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912. eugene v. debs, running for a fourth time, was the nominee of the socialist party of america.

                wilson won the election, gaining a large majority in the electoral college and winning 42% of the popular vote, while roosevelt won 27%, taft 23% and debs 6%. wilson became the only elected president from the democratic party between 1892 and 1932, and the second of only two democrats to be elected president between 1860 and 1932. this was the last election in which a candidate who was not a republican or democrat came second in either the popular vote or the electoral college, and the first election in which all 48 states of the contiguous united states participated.

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