THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Question
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Who developed the first steamboat?
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Cyrus McCormick
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Eli Whitney
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Samuel Slater
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Robert Fulton
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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