Please help!!!

1. What set the steamboat apart from the flatboat and the keelboat?
a) The steamboat was inexpensive to build.
b) The steamboat could go back upriver with ease.***
c) The steamboat has a slow and easy ride.
d) The steamboat could only transport people.

2. Why was the U.S government probably most compelled to help fund the movement of logs from the Red River that blocked water flow?
a) It was a strategic move against Mexico.
b) It would give Louisiana access to the U.S capital.
c) It would be a nice thing to do for a fairly new state.
d) If the river was open, more goods could move up and down the river. ***

3. What role did Louisianans play in the Texans' fight for independence from Mexico?
a) Louisiana negotiated with Mexico, requesting peace in Texas in exchange for Shreveport.
b) Louisianans joined the fight for the independence of Texas.
d) Louisianans declared war against Mexico to distract them from trying to take Texas's independence.
d) Louisiana brought Texas from Mexico, giving Texas its independence.