They used it to go to the Appalachian Mountains
if you were in the great plains and wanted to travel to the Appalachian mountains,you would go mostly-
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The advantages of steamboats over horse traveling was that steamboats were much faster and cheaper.
made it a faster way to travel
The Appalachian Mountains served as a natural boundary that made it difficult for colonists to move westward during the early period of colonization in America. The rugged terrain and dense forests posed significant challenges for travel and settlement beyond the mountain range.
steamboats
only business men
the cumberland gap was the name of the trail that the settlers used to travel west
it made trade easier and it was faster transportation
The wilderness road :)
the steamboats evolved in lots of ways. It has especially evolved as far as style, look, and color. Also how far of a distance they can travel in one day.