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On which two rivers did steamboats travel while going from Pittsburgh PA to New Orleans LA?
The Ohio and the Mississippi.
What river contributed to Cincinnati's growth and development?
mississippi river
What transportion is there on the Mississippi River?
Steamboats were on the river and barges with goods.
What kind of boat played an important role on the Mississippi river?
Steamboats
How did the steamboats revolutionize the movement of people and goods?
they made the travel much faster on the Mississippi River
What mode of transportation first became popular on the Mississippi River during the 1800s?
steamboats
When you are traveling downstream on a river you are going with the flow of the river or against?
You are going with the flow of the river
What kinds of transport are used on rivers?
compare the steamboats used on the Hudson river with those used on the Missouri and the Mississippi river
How did steamboats revolutionize the movement of people of goods?
they made the travel much faster on the Mississippi River
What do we use steamboats for today?
Steamboats are now casinos and used for tours up the Mississippi River. I was on one a few years ago that was used for banquets and parties.
How were Americans affected by the introduction of steamboats?
The use of steamboats on major US rivers soon followed Fulton's success. In 1811 the first in a continuous line of river steamboats left the dock at Pittsburgh to steam down the Ohio River to the Mississippi and on to New Orleans
What mode of became popular on the Mississippi river during the early to mid 1800s?
The steamboat was the main transportation on the river. Even today there are steamboats on the river.
