Steam powered innovation

The coming of the railroad would change your life by:

• Improving transportation and connectivity

• Decreasing travel time

• Boosting economic opportunities

• All of the above

During the 1800s, what was the United States transformed by?

• Industrial Revolution

• Transportation Revolution

• Space Revolution

• Biological Revolution

What did the Transportation Revolution create across the country?

• A boom in business

• A decline in population

• A decrease in trade

What helped make the improvements in transportation possible during the 1800s?

• Automobiles

• Steamboats and steam-powered trains

• Bicycles

What were the effects of the Transportation Revolution on shipping?

• Reduced shipping time and costs

• Increased shipping time and costs

• No change in shipping time and costs

In what year did Robert Fulton test his first steamboat design in France?

• 1803

• 1797

• 1810

• 1793

What was the name of the first full-sized commercial steamboat tested by Robert Fulton in the United States?

• Clermont

• Savannah

• Enterprise

The Clermont traveled against the current up which river without trouble?

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

What was the result of the Clermont's successful journey up the Hudson River?

• A demand for steamboat ferry service

• A decline in river trade

• The invention of the steam engine

What was the name of the first vessel ever propelled by steam?

• Titanic

• Clermont

• Mayflower

• Santa Maria