How did steamboats, introduced in 1807, disrupt the natural environment?

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Gustavo Mcbride

10 April, 14:42

How did steamboats, introduced in 1807, disrupt the natural environment?

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Dakota Irwin · Answer 1

Steamboats, introduced in 1807, disrupt the natural environment by the need for fuel lead to deforestation and air pollution.

The first Steamboat, known as the clermont on the Hudson River in 1807, Robert Fulton ad Robert Livingston introduced the first Steamboat. It became the prefered mode of water transportation.