Question

first identify why the steamboat was known as fultons folly

Answer 1

Answer:

Fulton set out to test his steamboat prototype on August 17, 1807. He planned to travel along the Hudson River, from New York City to Albany and back. Fulton's Folly was so named due to the popular assumption that this new type of ship would fail.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

He planned to travel along the Hudson River, from New York City to Albany and back. Fulton's Folly was so named due to the popular assumption that this new type of ship would fail. Fulton's new ship seemed like such a crazy idea because it was a radical jump from the traditional sailing ships of the early 19th century.

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