<span> In the last quarter of the 19th century, all four items were sources of energy. Kerosene was commonly used for lighting, electricity was beginning to replace gas lighting and steam was used to power boats, trains, and certain kinds of industrial machinery. Gasoline was the primary fuel of the automobile, or "horseless carriage," which appeared in the 1890's. Of these four, however, steam was introduce the earliest. The concept of the steam engine goes back to ancient times. However, the steam engine was really introduced as a common source of energy early in the 18th Century. So while kerosene, gasoline, and electricity as an energy source were all developments of the 19th century, Steam power is at least a century (and maybe more) older. </span>
The Europeans in the Caribbean felt the need to bring in enslaved Africans as laborers because the native American Indian workers had become physically weak due to diseases and the Caribbean plantations were in requirement of stronger labor force. The Africans by birth were very strong and they as slaves would perfectly suit the needs of the Caribbean plantations.
The answer is A because if you know who Robert Fulton is, then you know that his steamboat is called Clermont, which makes it the answer.
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Slaves worked for free and had to do all hard labor that they were told to do
