Which statement is true regarding the introduction of the steamboat

The answer is C. Transportation along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers greatly increased
The development of steamboat allows water transportation to became faster, safer, and cheaper.
This lead to the massive usage of this invention for both distribution of goods/materials and transportation method.

I'm going to go with 1,982 feet because of all of the ice.                                               ps its this is not the answer go with d 6,500.