The Arabia
What the was the Arabia found under?
A cornfield.
Where did the New Orleans start and end?
Pittsburgh, New Orleans
Who was the individual who created the steam engine.
Thomas Newcomen
What was the name of Robert Fulton's first steamboat?
The Clermont
What river did the Arabia sink on?
Missouri
8 months
Who was the first individual who created a steamboat in the United States?
Robert Fulton
What is the nickname for the boat that Robert Fulton made?
220 Tons
What was the name of the individual who sailed on the New Orleans, as he had built it?
Nicholas Roosevelt
Who was Nicholas Rosevelt distantly related to?
Theodore Roosevelt
What percentage of steamboats were made in Pittsburgh by the 1830s?
40%
What sank the Arabia?
A snag
What happened that caused the Mississippi to flow backwards for a period of time?
An earthquake.
Who was the one casualty of the Arabia sinking?
What is the name of the river that flows out of Pittsburgh that connects to the Mississippi River?
Ohio River
What happened to the towns in the west because of the sinking of the Arabia?
They ceased to exist because they did not receive their supplies.
What were the names of the two gentlemen who helped fund the New Orleans trip?
Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston
What was the name of the individual who had the first Pennsylvania Riverboat?
John Fitch
Where did the New Orleans stop for Lydia to give birth but was due to the low water level?
Louisville, Kentucky