True or false: Some people thought the steamboat would be a "folly" (foolish).

True

Explanation:

Many people thought that Fulton's idea of a steamboat was a joke and referred to his first boat as "Fulton's Folly." He married Harriet Livingston in 1808. They had four children together. He designed a steam warship in 1815 for the US Navy to help fight the War of 1812.

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