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What is the purpose of steamboats?
so you can get to place to place on water.
Why was it important to have a paddlewheel on steamboats?
its important because it can control the boat.thats why its called wheel! duggh!answ2. [I'm neither engineer nor expert, but-] A paddle wheeler can control its direction, even at zero speed. This would seem to be a desirable feature navigating rivers and ponds.
Who invented the paddle wheel?
The paddlewheel meant to generate energy was probably invented soon after the wheel was invented. Paddle wheel boats powered by steam came along a little later. There's evidence that ancient Egypt and Greece had steamboats. Leonardo da Vinci drew plans for steam engines. However, most people say it John Fitch or Robert Fulton invented steamboats. For more information, see related link
Are there steamboats in Reno?
No steamboats
How does the paddlewheel boat improve water travel?
The paddlewheel - originally powered by steam - allowed early travelers to go upstream, thus opening up new territories for settlement.
What rhymes with steamboats?
There are no perfect rhymes for the word steamboats.
What is a paddle box?
A paddle box is an enclosed structure around a paddlewheel.
What are disadvantages of steamboats?
Steamboats cost a lot of money to maintain
What are facts about steamboats?
Steamboats are used to carry good and large products
How did steamboats change transportation?
Steamboats were faster than sail boats.
Why did they make steamboats instead of normal steamboats?
because it was time before they didn't know NORMAL steamboats but......a normal steamboat is still a steamboat
What are the inventions that helped westward expansion?
There is a lot but the main inventions were the steamboats, telegraph, railroads, spinning jenny and the cotton gin.
