USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The problem of traveling upstream was solved during the Industrial Revolution by the steam engine. In 1807, Robert Fulton built the first commercial steamboat. It used steam power to travel upstream. Steamboats were soon used to transport people and goods along rivers throughout the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Steamboat River Transport. Steamboats proved a popular method of commercial and passenger transportation along the Mississippi River and other inland U.S. rivers in the 19th century. Their relative speed and ability to travel against the current reduced time and expense.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the major downfalls of choosing water transportation over the other forms was that travel could be slow due to river currents and not enough people to operate them. Because of this, the Steamboat was invented.

Detailed explanation-4: -From carrying cash crops to market to contributing to slave productivity, increasing the flexibility of labor, and connecting southerners to overlapping orbits of regional, national, and international markets, steamboats not only benefited slaveholders and northern industries but also affected cotton production.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807.