Question

Peter Cooper invented the first _____ when the lack of waterways in certain parts of the United States required new modes of transportation.

steamboat
steam locomotive
automobile
airplane

Answer 1

b) Steam locomotive

Peter Cooper was an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist. He designed and built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb in 1830. And he did it at the time when the lack of waterways in certain areas required new form of transportation.