Which of the following describes american inventor robert fulton? a. he built a 133-foot paddleboat powered by a steam engine, the clermont, that sailed on the hudson river. b. he invented a steam-driven paddle boat, but the engine shook the boat to pieces. c. he constructed a boat with steam-powered oars that traveled between burlington, new jersey, and philadelphia, pennsylvania. d. he was a well-connected politician who financed the first steamships.