Steamboat Era Story Quiz

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1. What were steamboat steam engines fueled by?

2. What was a major entertainment attraction during the summer months?

3. Merchants in the Northern Neck got most of their goods from what city?

4. What town is Pratts Bluff or Cannon Hill near?

5. What form of transportation did people use before the steamboat?

6. What is the Potomac?

7. What steamboat stopped at Kinsale?

8. How long did it take to get from Baltimore, Maryland to Ditchley, Virginia on the steamboat?

9. What kind of freight was carried on steamboats?

10. Name three rivers and or creeks that feed into the Chesapeake Bay that were used by steamboats.

11. What did steamboats do for the Chesapeake Bay area?

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1. What were steamboat steam engines fueled by? Answer: Coal and wood

2. What was a major entertainment attraction during the summer months? Answer: The Adams Floating Theater

3. Merchants in the Northern Neck got most of their goods from what city? Answer: Baltimore, Maryland

4. What town is Pratts Bluff or Cannon Hill near? Answer: Port Royal

5. What form of transportation did people use before the steamboat? Answer: Horse drawn carts and sailing boats

6. What is the Potomac? Answer: The Potomac is a river that connects Washington DC to the Bay. It is also a name of a steamboat that served the Rappahannock River area.

7. What steamboat stopped at Kinsale?Answer: The Northumberland

8. How long did it take to get from Baltimore, Maryland to Ditchley, Virginia on the Steamboat?Answer: It was an overnight trip

9. What kind of freight was carried on steamboats?Answer: All kinds of store goods, produce, lumber, livestock

10. Name three rivers and or creeks that feed into the Chesapeake Bay that were used by steamboats. The Potomac River, The Rappahannock River, Dividing Creek, The James River

11. What did steamboats do for the Chesapeake Bay area?Answer: Steamboats provided towns and cities around the Bay with a very efficient means of transporting much needed products to and from rural areas to major cities. They also provided individuals with an opportunity to reach major cities such as Baltimore and Norfolk where they could buy goods, find work and attend schools of higher learning. The Steamboats also created new industries in and around the steamboat wharfs that provided jobs to area residents.

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