Which of the Following Statements About Steamboats Is Accurate

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about steamboats is accurate?

• A) Steamboats were commercially profitable by the 1790s.
• B) Steamboats were only able to travel downstream.
• C) Steamboats brought cheaper and faster two-way traffic to the Mississippi Valley.
• D) Steamboats contributed to a widespread increase in the cost of shipping goods.
• E) Steamboats soon made railroads obsolete.

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