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Why were keelboats and flatboats important to the early settlers?
because of you
What we call settlers?
what we call settlers
The settlers in which area adopted the Fundamental Orders?
The settlers of Connecticut
How were settlers unprepared for what they found in Jamestown?
how were the settlers unprepared for what they found in Jamestown
What was the west offering the new settlers?
the west was offering land to the settlers
Why were keelboats and flatboats important to the early settlers?
because of you
What was the benifet of steamboats when compared to flatboats?
steam boats were more important and reliable then flatboats
Who invented flatboats?
Matw Rynczack
How did settlers cross the Mississippi river?
It was the Interstate Highway system of its day.
What does prairie schooner mean?
It refers to the heavy, durable wagons that early settlers used to transport their families and belongings.
What were a flatboat's advantages?
Flatboats can float downstream in shallow water
Why were steamboats an improvement over flatboats?
They were faster and lasted longer.
What great rafts were used to float farm goods to markets?
Flatboats
What has the author Mildred Houghton Comfort written?
Mildred Houghton Comfort has written: 'Flatboats and wagon wheels' -- subject(s): Readers, West (U.S.), Wagons, Juvenile fiction, Western stories, Dwellings, Flatboats
What are the disadvantages of the flatboat?
Flatboats can't go up stream & are very expensive
Which of the following means of transportation dominated beofre the 1820s and 1830s?
Flatboats ch.9
How was the clermont steamboat significant?
it moved goods up and down the Mississippi river faster the the flatboats could!
