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James Watt patented an improved version of the steam engine.
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John Fitch made the first trial that worked of a 45-foot steamboat on the Delaware River.
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Oliver Evans attached a steam engine to a boat, mounted it on wheels, and drove it through the streets of Philadelphia to the Schuylkill River.
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Robert Fulton went form New York to Albany in 32 hours going about 5 miles an hour.
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In Canada, PS Accommodation, built by the Hon.
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Flatboats were destroyed by earthquake.
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IN 1816 the U.S. only had about 100 miles of canals.
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Sucessful trip from Pittsburg to New Orleans
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In the West, the number of steamboats rose to 69.
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Several hundred Creek Indians were killed on the Mississippi.
