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Why were steamboats an improvement over earlier forms of transportation such as horses and wagons ?

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Answer: There were a lot of reasons, but the main ones were that steamboats could move a lot faster (using river travel) and carry a lot more gear. This was why during the Industrial Revolution, cities sprang up alongside rivers.

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