"Fulton's Success" day 1

Part A:

Why did Robert Fulton build a steamboat?

• A. Robert Fulton built the steamboat because the wanted to be remembered for something great in the state of New York.

• B. Robert Fulton built the steamboat because he thought it would revolutionize transportation.

• C. Robert Fulton built the steamboat because it was new and dangerous.

• D. Robert Fulton built the steamboat because everyone said it couldn’t be done, and he wanted to prove them wrong.

Part B:

Which detail best supports the answer to part A?

• A. “…people jeered as they passed Browne’s Shipyard in New York City.”

• B. “…putting a steam engine onboard a vessel was still new and dangerous.”

• C. “…Fulton’s steamboat ideas, combined with Livingston’s financial banking, would revolutionize transportation in America.”

• D. “…also fear of the engine’s exploding.”

Part A:

What is the main idea of this passage?

• A. This passage is mostly about development of America’s first successful steamboat.

• B. This passage is mostly about the life of Robert Fulton.

• C. This passage is mostly about how the first steamboat was built.

• D. This passage is mostly about how the steamboats became popular all around the world.

Part B:

Which detail best supports the answer to part A?

• A. “Nothing like it ever had been done before.”

• B. “No longer a joke, “Fulton’s Folly” had become the first successful steamboat in America.”

• C. “The two men knew that putting a steam engine onboard a vessel was still new and dangerous.”

• D. “…Fulton launched a vessel that measured 150 feet long, 13 feet wide, and 9 feet deep.”

Which sentence from the article tells why Fulton and Livingston kept working on their boat even though others thought they were being foolish?

• A. "The two men knew that putting a steam engine on board a vessel was still new and dangerous."

• B. "They were convinced that Fulton's steamboat ideas... would revolutionize transportation in America."

• C. "Fulton and a group of invited guests prepared to steam up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany."

• D. The boat had made the 150-mile trip in 32 hours of travel time."