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 steamboat, invented by Robert Fulton in 1807, permitted fast two-way traffic on the nationâs new waterways. Within a couple of decades, steamboats were in use on all of the major rivers, canals, and eventually on the high seas.