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Why was the steam boat important?
It allowed farmers and settler to trade faster and easier
What invention sped up travel and trade over water?
Steam engines. the boat, oars, oarlocks, sails, triangular sails, oil fired boilers, internal combustion engine, Gas turbines, nuclear power, and rum
What was a steam boat?
That is a boat driven by steam power.
What is a boat powered by?
A boat is usually powered by two or more diesel engines. Or petrol-powered outboard motors, or sails, or a steam engine, or a turbine, or oars, or a scull, or paddles.
What kind of services does the MaxPower company offer?
The kind of services that the company MaxPower offers are selling parts for your boat, such as engines, bow thrusters, steam thrusters, and other things for your boat.
Are steamboats related to locomotives?
A steamboat has a steam engine to drive its paddle wheel or screws to push the boat along in the water. The original railway locomotives had steam engines to drive their wheels. That's the relationship.
What was the effect of the steam boat?
The negative effect of a steam boat is that it causes a fire and can explode due to steam pressure.
What was a negative effect of the steam boat?
The negative effect of a steam boat is that it causes a fire and can explode due to steam pressure.
What is the difference between a steam boat and a train?
a steam boat is on the water and a train is on railroad tracks
How did steam powered boats improve river boats?
Steam power made it MUCH easier to go up river against the current. At the time it was the only way for a large boat to go up river.
What year did Josh Fitch invent the steam boat?
I think you're referring to "John Fitch" who allegedly invented the steam boat. In actuality, Robert Fulton invented the steam boat in 1807.
What enables a steam boat to run only on steam?
Nothing, a steam boat runs not on steam, but on a heat source GENERATING steam. this heat source is usually coal but could be wood or a fossil fuel.
