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When Robert Fulton’s steamship Clermont began running routes from New York to Albany, it kicked off a new era of technology, and a battle between the states over regulation of commerce. (Illustrated History/Alamy Stock Photo)
When Robert Fulton’s steamship Clermont began running routes from New York to Albany, it kicked off a new era of technology, and a battle between the states over regulation of commerce. (Illustrated History/Alamy Stock Photo)