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How fast did steamboats go in the 1800s?
15 to 20 mph
Who invented the first steamboats?
robert fulton
Why was steamboats invented?
The steamboats were invented to traveling on water much faster and much more efficientally. Before the steamboats, the people had to use clipper ships which were very fast but it depended on wind so it was hard to control the direction. The invention of the steamboats also went upstream so the boat traveled both upstream and downstream.
What good is the steamboat?
Steamboats made it possible for people to go up river, against the current. Thus, steamboats opened up new areas for settlement. If you want more information about steamboats, go to steamboats.com. The site has a good student classroom and research section.
Are there steamboats in Reno?
No steamboats
How fast did steamboats go?
The speed of a steamboat varied depending on the size of the boat and whether or not it was moving with the current. Most boats went about 6 to 10 miles per hour on the water.
What first made commercial agriculture feasible in the Northwest?
steamboats
Who invented the first practical steamboats?
Robert Fulton invented the first practical steamboat.
When did people first start using steamboats?
Around the 1890's
What does steamboats look like?
it has a wheel and it is big (for more info go to ask.com)
What rhymes with steamboats?
There are no perfect rhymes for the word steamboats.
How were Americans affected by the introduction of steamboats?
The use of steamboats on major US rivers soon followed Fulton's success. In 1811 the first in a continuous line of river steamboats left the dock at Pittsburgh to steam down the Ohio River to the Mississippi and on to New Orleans
