USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Robert Fulton designed and operated the world’s first commercially successful steamboat. Fulton’s Clermont made its historic first run in August 1807 on the Hudson River.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807. systems and, eventually, moved to France to work on canals.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, Fulton did invent the first commercially successful steamboat and brought the technology of steam power to the rivers of the United States. Fulton’s steam boats helped to power the Industrial Revolution by moving goods and people throughout the United States during the 1800s.