Lesson 11-13 (quiz 4) Flashcards
who invented the first steam engine
James Wahtt
Inventor of the first steam boat
John fitch
Known for the best steam boat
Robert Fulton
In 1849 new orlands what the __ largest port in world
4th
nyc was the __ largest port in u.s by 1800
1st
i n1789 salem was the __ largest city in the u.s
6th
i n 1840 new orleans was the __ largest seaport in the world
4th
reasons for salem decline
-people were moving out west
-trade embargo acts/wars
-economics
-geography
-politics
rise of new orleans
-geography
large amount of agricultural produce went down the miss.
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by 1838 what percent of u.s trade sailed in u.s vessels
90%
3 ways to get from the East Coast to the West Coast
-Ground App 6 months
-Sail around the Cape Horn App 4 months
-Isthmus of Panama fastest
Describe how de Tocqueville perceived the U.S. sailor embodying
certain American attributes
Thought of Americans as no guts no glory, very high risk takers.
Describe the development of the “packet ships” and business, as well as the
Clipper ships
-Create a scheduled service to deliver mail as well as passengers
-solution to this was to make sleek, fast and less cargo
-Baltimore and others would evolved into the clippers
what were some problems with scedualed servics in the past
-Sail ships struggled w/winds and currents
-Scheduled may undermine waiting for max cargo
Identify some of the famous merchant ships of the early-to-mid-19th century
Baltimore
* Courier
* SS Savannah
* Britannia
* SS President
* SS Arctic
* Sea Witch
* Challenger
* Flying Cloud
