In the 19th century, the federal government:
a. allocated funds to help build steamboats.
b. passed laws requiring steamboat boiler inspections.
c. required steamboat captains to undergo training in order to receive an operating license.
d. regulated the fees that steamboats could charge for carrying freight.
e. All of the above.
b. passed laws requiring steamboat boiler inspections.
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