Exemptions are important in bankruptcy. If property is âexemptâ, it means the debtor. may keep the property and does not have to turn it over to the bankruptcy trustee. All property-. even property the debtor intends to keep -must be listed on the debtorâs bankruptcy schedules.
In 1803 Robert Fulton invented the steamboat In 1736, Jonathan Hulls took out a patent in England for a Newcomen engine-powered steamboat. (but James Watt's improvement to t â¦ he steam engine made it feasible).
Robert Fulton made the first steam-powered engine to power a steamboat, and in 1807 he demonstrated its use by going from New York City to Albany via the Hudson River. His steamboat was able to carry raw materials across the Atlantic Ocean by the mid 1800's. The roads also improved immensely during this time period. Previously, people traveled using animals or by foot, but there were many problems with the conditions of the roads.