All of the following men were on the committee for independence except

a. george washington.

b. benjamin franklin.

c. thomas jefferson.

d. john adams.

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.