1. What was the primary freight transported by steamboats in the early to mid 1800s?
      2. What year did the steamboats stop running on the Rappahannock River and why?
      3. What effect did steamboats have on the life styles of people living on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula?
      4. Why was the city of Baltimore so important during the steamboat era?
      5. What role did the steamboats play in effecting the economy of the area after the Civil War?
      6. In addition to the steamboats used to transport freight and passengers what other types of commercial boats were powered by          steam?
      7. What role did steamboats on the Chesapeake play during the Civil War?
      8. Who was George Weems?