Steamboats and the Industrial Revolution

What type of vessel can be called a steamboat?

• Any seagoing vessel

• Any vessel powered by a steam engine

• Any vessel with paddle wheels

• Any vessel found on rivers in the U.S. in the 19th century

Who invented the steam engine used in steamboats?

• Thomas Newcomen

• Robert Fulton

• James Watt

• John Fitch

When did Robert Fulton's steamboat make its first voyage?

• 1787

• 1807

• 1827

• 1847

What was the most common type of steamboat on southern rivers?

• Packet boat

• Flatboat

• Keelboat

• Barge

Steamboats increased the efficiency of the following variable(s):

• Time

• Expense

• Both time and expense

• Neither time nor expense

Why were steamboats a dangerous form of transportation?

• They were prone to sinking

• The boilers often exploded

• They were slow and inefficient

• They were expensive to operate

What replaced steamboats as the dominant form of commercial transport in the U.S.?

• Railroads

• Airplanes

• Automobiles

• Horse-drawn carriages

What happened to most steamboats by the end of the 19th century?

• They were retired

• They were converted into showboats

• They were sold to other countries

• They were used for cargo shipping

What was the purpose of packet boats?

• To transport human passengers

• To transport commercial cargo

• To transport passengers and cargo

• To transport completed student work

The Industrial Revolution took place from approximately...

• 1760 to 1840

• 1807 to 1900

• 1787 to 1827

• 1847 to 1947