The Transportation Revolution

Who is credited with helping bring steamboats to America?

• Robert Fulton

• Tom Thumb

• Clermont

• Peter Cooper

What was the name of Robert Fulton's steamboat?

• The Tom Thumb

• The Clermont

• The Little Engine That Could

• The Titanic

Who gets the credit for introducing steam trains to America?

• Steve Clermont

• Robert Fulton

• Peter Cooper

• Peter Roberts

What was the name of Peter Cooper's steam train?

• Baby

• Train McTrainface

• The Little Engine That Could

• The Tom Thumb

What natural resource did coal replace in steam engines and many industries?

• gas

• timber/wood

• bronze

• garbage

What made coal a better choice of natural resource?

• burns hotter, longer and it is cheaper

• burns hotter

• burns longer

• it was cheaper

In what direction did the railroad help America expand?

• North

• West

• South

• East

Steam boats and railroads helped ship goods and people....

• faster

• cheaper

• faster and cheaper