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.
A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were moved and steered using long oars called sweeps and the motive power of water currents.