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Who created the steamboat that made transportation and trading easier?

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In 1787, John Fitch demonstrated a working model of the steamboat concept on the Delaware River. The first truly successful design appeared two decades later. It was built by Robert Fulton with the assistance of Robert R. Livingston, the former U.S. minister to France.

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Robert Fulton is the creator of the steamboat

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