ILOPRIORE7GO ILOPRIORE7GO History Answered HELP DUE AT 8:00 PM!!!!! Why was the creation of steamboats important? Select all of the reasons below that apply. The steamboat could travel against water currents, allowing for faster travel both down and up rivers. Technology later advanced to create weaker steamboats that could not cross oceans. Steamboats could easily transport people and heavier cargo faster across oceans, rivers, canals, and other waterways.