Importance of the discovery and use of the steamship

• Man could no longer depend on nature –wind for power. This made travel by sea easier and more comfortable.
• It led to expansion of international trade since transportation became cheap.
• Bigger volumes and varieties of goods could be carried including those that required special handling like petrol.

• It formed the basis for colonization as colonizers could move to other continents easily.
• It increased international migrations and spread of races , cultures, diseases , intermarriages, languages and religion
• It led to greater expansion of geographical knowledge. It gave access to countries bordered by sea.
• It led to expansion of world economies, industries, trade and commerce.
• Spread of plants and animals internationally

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