Chapter 4: Robert Fulton and the Steamboat

14. True or False. The steamboat that Fulton built on the Steine River was a complete disaster.

False

19. True or False. Fulton died at the age of fifty because he fell through the ice and drowned.

False

3. True or False. Robert Fulton's father died in fighting in the American Revolutionary War.

False

4. True or False. Robert Fulton attended Yale University.

False

11. True or False. Robert Fulton believed that the effective use of a submarine would be the key to eliminating international warfare, because the submarine would be so terrifying to the enemy that they would abandon the use of the warship.

True

12. True or False. Submarines and torpedoes were more fascinating to Fulton than steamboats.

True

15. True or False. Fulton launched a submarine attack against the British navy.

True

16. True or False. Fulton launched a floating bomb attack against the French navy.

True

21. True or False. Fulton spent much energy and time defending his patent and monopoly.

True

26. True or False. In the first half of the 19th century, the steamboat had a greater impact on the Mississippi than it did on the Hudson.

True

27. True or False. The steamboat is indirectly responsible for the beginning of federal regulations on safety, and the awarding of research grants to independent institutions.

True

7. True or False. While in Philadelphia, Robert Fulton became friends with Benjamin Franklin.

True

6. When Robert Fulton was fifteen years old, he moved to Philadelphia to begin his adult life. What was Fulton's occupation in Philadelphia?

a. A painter/artist

22. Which of the following circumstances worked together to give Fulton a natural opportunity for succeeding in his steamboat industry:

a. Existing steam engine technology, and commercial opportunities along the Hudson

17. To construct his first steamboat in America, Fulton used a steam engine designed and built by which of the following individuals:

a. James Watt

1. Where was Robert Fulton born?

a. Lancaster, Pennsylvania

24. Which of the following functions did Robert Livingston perform in his lifetime(select all that apply):

a. Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with Napoleon b. Swore George Washington into Office c. Served on the Continental Congress d. Assisted with drafting the American Declaration of Independence

23. Robert Fulton's inventive genius is best described as

b. Being able to make use of existing ideas in a large and complex system

13. Robert Livingston enticed Fulton into partnering with him on the Hudson River steamboat project by promising the following terms:

b. Financial backing and half the profits if Fulton would engineer the design

8. In 1787 Fulton moved to London to study art under the tutelage of Benjamin West. The outcome of Fulton's experience with West resulted in which of the following:

b. He turned toward civil engineering

2. Who built the first steamboat?

b. Jouffroy d' Abbans

18. What was the name of Fulton's first steamboat on the Hudson River?

b. The North River

20. When Fulton died, his estate was estimated to be worth how much?

c. Half a million dollars

5. Robert Fulton grew up in which of the following religious traditions:

c. Presbyterian

25. Robert Livingston's contribution to the steamboat venture with Fulton is best described as

c. Provided money, and exerted political influence to maintain patents and monopolies

10. Which of the following statements best represents Fulton's understanding of "invention"?

c. The improved integration of old ideas

9. Which of the following documents did Fulton publish while he was in England?

c. Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Investigation