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The canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. This connection made it much easier for ships to make it from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, which made transport and shipping much faster.
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∙ 6y agoThe Erie Canal changed the way goods were transported because barges and keelboats were cheaper and faster than walking, riding a horse or a horse-pulled wagon.
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Why is it important to build an Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was important to build because it aided trade and agriculture in the Midwest.
How did the Erie canal affect trade in the mid Atlantic states region?
The Erie Canal made shipping 80% cheaper.
What helped build the Erie canal?
money was sold to the government to help build the erie canal
Would the Erie Canal help Canada?
the Erie Canal only helped New York get transpertation and other things.
Why did the us leaders want to build the Erie canal?
For better trade
Did federal money help speed the production of the erie canal?
No federal money did not help speed the production of the Erie Canal. President James Monroe vetoed giving federal money to the canal.
How did the Erie Canal affect trade in New York City?
The Erie Canal affected trade by reducing the price by 80% so that Midwest farmers could ship their goods affordably to New York City.
What canal is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
The Welland Canal.
How did colonial new york become successful?
tradin
What waterway connects the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico?
The Erie Canal
How did the Erie Canal help Chicago and Cleveland?
Many of the immigrants that traveled the Erie Canal ended up in cities like Cleveland and Chicago. Some of the workers of the Erie Canal also worked on canals in Ohio and the Illinois Michigan canal near Chicago.
Was the Erie Canal cemented?
The Erie Canal was not cemented.
