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How did the people ship goods before the completion of the Erie Canal?
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoby rocky roads,even if most of the goods could have been damaged
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How did New Yorkers transport goods before building the Erie Canal?
They transported goods by horseback or with wagons.
Why did people use the Erie Canal?
People used the Erie Canal because it was faster than horseback and could carry more goods.
The building of canal systems led to what?
Goods moving by canal.
What did the Erie Canal accomplish?
The Erie Canal allowed transportation between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Erie.
What was the function of the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was used for boats. Back then, they used horse and buggy. It was much quicker to go by boat. So they built the Erie Canal. They used to used it for traveling. Nowadays, it is used mostly for tours.
How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 affect the US?
The Erie Canal made New York the economic capital of the world. It linked the Northwest Territories made up of present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio with New York. People in these Northwestern Territories were allowed to transport crops and goods to be sold in New York more quickly and cheaper with the canal. It greatly benefitted the U.S. economy in this way.
Why did men build the Panama Canal and Erie Canal?
to transport goods
In the 1300s a land route and then a canal connected Lubeck with Hamburg why was the linkage so important?
because it brought goods into the interior
How was the Suez Canal used?
The Suez Canal is and was used to for transportation of goods/supplies and people. When the Suez Canal was built, it was meant for transporting goods from South Asia to Europe. The Suez Canal was originally built by the French, but Great Britain bought it from them when it was completed and the canal became an important foothold in WWI and WWII.
What is Canal?
A canal is a man-made waterway (river) used for transportation of goods.
How did the world become smaller because of the Suez canal?
The world did not laterally get smaller- if that is your ? The Suez canal made it much faster to ship goods and people around the globe .
which of these people probably benefited most from the construction of the suez canal?
A British merchant who manufacturers goods to India on boats
