Fulton's first steamboat, the Clermont, used paddlewheels to travel the 150 miles from New York City to Albany in a record time of only thirty-two hours.
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5 sentences with “steamboat”
Short, simple sentences with “steamboat”, suitable for children and primary/elementary school, with common expressions and related words. You'll also find examples for middle and high school.
Brief definition: steamboat
A steamboat is a boat powered by steam engines, using steam to turn paddles or propellers. It was commonly used in the 19th century for transportation on rivers and lakes. Steamboats helped move people and goods before modern engines were common.
5 sentences with “steamboat” — examples
Steamboats also arrived much more reliably. The steamboat facilitated the rapid economic development of the vast Mississippi River Valley and the settlement of the West.
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Slaves, cotton and the steamboat transformed the city from a relatively isolated corner of North America in the 18th century to a thriving metropolis that rivalled New York in importance.
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In the first half of the 19th century, it rose to prominence and importance largely because of the cotton boom, steamboat traffic and its strategic position near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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Advances in medicine were joined by advances in transport. The steamboat, with its power to travel both with and against the flow of rivers, enabled Europeans to move inland to Africa (and also to many parts of Asia).
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