What impact did robert fulton have on farmers?

a. his development of a cannel system irrigate dry farmland

b. his development of better roadways connected farmers to the east coast

c. his invention of the steamboat allowed for cheap transportation of crops

d. his invention of the steam engine led to growth in the meat packing industry

C. His invention of the steamboat allowed for cheap transportation of crops.

Explanation:

Robert Fulton was an American inventor who is credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. This steamboat changed the way transportation and trade took place in America.  This also affected farmers as it gave them a way to transport their crops. Fulton was also the inventor of the first submarine and the world's earliest naval torpedoes.

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