Robert Fulton 180301 – Flashcards
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What is the most important invention that Robert Fulton invented?
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Steamboat
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What was the main advantages form Robert Fulton's steamboat?
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Cheaper and quicker services
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What year did Robert Fulton test his first steamboat, Clermont?
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1807
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What effect did the steamboat have on trade and transportation?
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Goods were shipped quicker and cheaper
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What was the part of Robert Fulton's steamboat was different to earlier trails that made it work?
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The engine
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What were 2 other inventions created by Robert Fulton?
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Submarine and torpedo
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What river did the Clermont first travel on?
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The Hudson River
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What was Robert Fulton's others talent?
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Artist
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What could the Clermont do that made it so useful, that earlier models could not?
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It could travel upstream
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What year was Robert Fulton born and when did he die?
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1765-1815
