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Americans remember Robert Fulton for building a workable

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Robert Fulton was the first man to develop a steamboat. With the power of steam, ships could now travel upstream instead of following the current and traveling exclusively downstream.
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Robert Fulton is most remembered for building the first working steamboat.
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