An object is called as a good conductor of electricity when it allows the electrons to flow within it easily (for example a copper rod). Resistance it the opposition to the f â¦ low of electrons through it.
The Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams, which was carrying supplies from Fort Smith to Fort Gibson along the Arkansas River on July 16, 1863 demonstrated this. The steamboat was destroyed, the cargo was lost, and the tiny Union escort was run off. The loss did not affect the Union war effort, however.
In 1811, the first steamboat in the west sailed down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. Steamboats were employed along the east coast by the time of the War of 1812, and Fulton held a legal monopoly on design.hus, the spread of goods and information was almost completely a one-way route, governed by the currents of the great river. First Voyage of the Clermont The first attempts at steamboat building were by Americans John Fitch and James Rumsey in the 1790's. Fitch's numerous designs did not catch hold.