HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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John C. Calhoun
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Robert Fulton
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Eli Whitney
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Wayland Jenkins
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Detailed explanation-1: -Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world’s first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat (also known as Clermont).
Detailed explanation-2: -After almost two years of working, he was finally permitted to bring a single steam engine to the United States. Fulton and Livingston used Fulton’s steam engine to build the North River Steamboat (sometimes called the Clermont). It was launched in 1807 and operated on the Hudson River. The boat was a great success.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clermont, byname of North River Steamboat of Clermont, the first steamboat in public service (1807), designed by American engineer Robert Fulton and built in New York City by Charles Brown with the financial backing of Robert Livingston.