HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Made transportation harder on the waterways.
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Slowed down the process of transporting goods.
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Made transportation easier on the waterways.
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Made it difficult for travel.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In Tennessee, with its many rivers, steamboats made it faster and easier to get around. They worked better than flatboats, which were more common. Steamboats could travel quickly, at up to five miles per hour, and could go against the flow of the river. Farmers quickly sent goods like cotton and corn to other places.
Detailed explanation-3: -It used steam power to travel upstream. Steamboats were soon used to transport people and goods along rivers throughout the country. In order to make better use of water transportation, canals were built to connect rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Detailed explanation-4: -They increased trade and profits by allowing items to be moved faster and cheaper. The U.S. used more than 500 steamboats by 1840. Steamboats were also utilized to transport passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Detailed explanation-5: -Steamboats gave planters’ the efficient transport they needed for the region’s fresh agriculture, produce, and livestock. The bayou community’s production of sugar, cotton, and other agricultural commodities were marketed through New Orleans.