Amerigo Vespucci is best known for his namesake: the continents of North and South America.
There was a number of reasons. The articles of confederation didn't enable the central government to collect taxes. There was no National court to solve international conflicts. And many states took advantage of a missing strong leading figure in the form of a president. The Articles of Confederation was week due to giving too much power to the central government.
Steamboats. Steamboats positively effected the world because they made the transportation of goods more efficient and economical. Travel time was cut in half and were a compliment of the railroads, both for commercial and passenger transportation. Steamboats were independent on the wind speed and direction.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto became the first recorded European to
reach the Mississippi River, which he called Río del Espíritu
