LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He was a well-connected politician who financed the first steamships.
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He constructed a boat with steam-powered oars that traveled between Burlington, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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He built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the Clermont, that sailed on the Hudson River.
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He invented a steam-driven paddle boat, but the engine shook the boat to pieces.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Robert Fulton built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the Clermont, that sailed on the Hudson River. Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Fulton designed and operated the world’s first commercially successful steamboat. Fulton’s Clermont made its historic first run in August 1807 on the Hudson River.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was interested in the recently-invented steam engine, and thought it could be used to power ships. Fulton’s vision was not original; many others had entered the field, and the unfortunate inventor John Fitch had built a working steamship already.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first man to build a steamboat in the United States was John Fitch. In 1787, Fitch built a 45-foot steamboat that he sailed down the Delaware River while members of the Constitutional Convention watched.
Detailed explanation-5: -Robert Fulton (1765-1815) was a renaissance man; during his long career as an inventor and entrepreneur, his accomplishments included the invention of an operational submarine and, most notably, a commercially successful steamboat.