11. what advantage did steamboats have over traditional water vessels, such as
barges or sailing ships? select all that apply.
a. they were much easier to operate.
b. they could move people and ship goods cheaper and faster.
c. they were much cheaper to construct.
d. they could travel upstream, against river currents.
12. what effect did the network of rivers and newly constructed canals have on
the settlement of the west? select all that apply.
a. they prevented settlements from developing in regions away from
waterways.
b. they made resettlement in the west too expensive for most americans.
c. they allowed people to settle on lands farther from large rivers.
d. they people settle along the ohio and the mississippi rivers.
47. what torm is used to describe those americans who established communities

plz on these three or at least one or who of them