Steamboats:
A) were commercially profitable by the 1790s
B) generally had at least twelve-foot drafts
C) brought cheaper and faster two-way traffic to the Mississippi Valley
D) were usually built of steel
E) soon made railroads obsolete

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Steamboats brought cheaper and faster two-way traffic to the Mississippi Valley, making transportation easier and more efficient for goods and people. The other choices are not accurate.