Which statement best describes the relationship between steamboats, keelboats and flatboats on the Mississippi River in the antebellum period?

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Steamboats were faster and more efficient than keelboats and flatboats, so they replaced keelboats as the primary means of transporting goods and people up and down the Mississippi River. However, steamboats were also more expensive to operate than flatboats, so flatboats continued to be used for transporting bulk goods, such as cotton and grain.

Which Statement Best Describes the Relationship Between Steamboats, Keelboats and Flatboats