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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The steamboat.
clermont
Robert Fulton invented the first practical steamboat
The steamboat well known as the Clermont
Robert fultons
He built the first practical steamboat, which was much faster than wind-powered sailing ships.
Answer:He built the first steamship (steamboat).He built the first steamship. He also invented the submarine with about 6 other people
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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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