(3 pt) which describes a major advantage of steamboats over other vessels?
a.
they required less fuel than a sailing ship.
b.
they could float in shallower water than a canal boat.
c.
they allowed for travel against a river's current.
d.
they had a very good safety record.

The one that best describes a major advantage of steamboats over other vessels is C, they allowed for travel against a river's current. The steamboat was that it permitted voyagers to go upstream and downstream. This capacity empowered Americans to travel for all intents and purposes wherever by water. The primary steamboat went an amazing 5 miles for every hour