An object is called as a good conductor of electricity when it allows the electrons to flow within it easily (for example a copper rod). Resistance it the opposition to the f â¦ low of electrons through it.
The Ambush of the steamboat J. R. Williams, which was carrying supplies from Fort Smith to Fort Gibson along the Arkansas River on July 16, 1863 demonstrated this. The steamboat was destroyed, the cargo was lost, and the tiny Union escort was run off. The loss did not affect the Union war effort, however.
The 1800âs was the era of steamboats and EastTennessee was the perfect place to use themwith all its crisscrossing waterways. Before theinvention of the steam engine, all a flatboat coulddo was float down the river with the current.Ferries pulled along a cable eventually becamethe standard.