Steamboat Jimmy

PBS Learning Media
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Science History-Social Science The Arts
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Steamboat Jimmy

Learn about James Rumsey, the first man to invent the steam powered boat, and the challenges he faced when he demonstrated it for a crowd of people.
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PBS Learning Media

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