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Inventions and Innovations
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- What did he think the first time he saw an automobile? Was it a passenger car or farming machinery? Did he understand how it worked?
- The Model T was first produced in 1908. By the 20's it cost $280, allowing a large portion of America to own a car. Did his family have a Model T? When did his family purchase their first car, and what was it?
- Many people ridiculed the early cars, saying that a horse was a better form of transportation. What was his opinion on this? What were the benefits of each? Was his family's car reliable?
- The Model T had two speeds plus reverse, all controlled by foot pedals. Did he learn to drive one? If yes, did he ever have to go up a hill backwards because of the placement of the gas tank? Who else in his family drove?
- When and why did he replace his first car with another one? With what did he replace it?
- Would his life have been different without the invention of the automobile? Did his life change because of it? In what ways? Did he use it for entertainment? Did it let him take a job farther from home?
- Did the car replace a horse his family owned? What were the roads in his area like?
- Did he feel that the increased use and availability of the automobile reduced rural isolation? Why or why not? Did it bring different parts of society closer together?
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