After his voyage, steamboats became a popular way to carry goods from farms to cities.
Robert Fulton revolutionized steamboat travel
River transport before the steamboat was extremely slow. Often times on canals of in rivers, barges of goods were pulled by oxen on land. The steamboat increased water transportation immensely. Cargo and people could navigate waterways and sea coasts, where as in the past this was tedious compared to steamboat power.
Robert Fulton
It help travel
the worldwide travel was changed forever on water the steamboat imacted the futer disign for the newer steamboats
Robert Fulton invented the steamboat, allowing for trade to be much simpler since boats were not only able to travel down stream, but they were now able to travel up stream.
The purpose for the steamboat was to enable travel of goods up stream rivers even through currents. It also increased the speed goods traveled at. Overall, it made it easier for goods to travel in rivers.
River transport before the steamboat was extremely slow. Often times on canals of in rivers, barges of goods were pulled by oxen on land. The steamboat increased water transportation immensely. Cargo and people could navigate waterways and sea coasts, where as in the past this was tedious compared to steamboat power.
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A steamboat is a riverboat with a steam powered engine that could travel up or down stream.
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