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∙ 13y agoThe Erie Canal helped spread America's people, and wealth, and a more modern way of life. The Canal helped connect the cities of the East coast (like New York City) with "frontier" towns like Buffalo, which was over 400 miles west of NYC. The Erie Canal joined the St. Lawrence river in connecting the shipping lanes of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (not directly, but mostly, with some required transfers of the goods to wagons). The Erie Canal was built before long-distance railroad lines were built across the same territory. The railroads came some 30 or 40 years later.
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What effect did the Erie Canal have on the cities located along the Canal?
The cities along the Erie Canal became prosperous.
What were the immediate effect of the Erie Canal?
Many people from Europe used the Erie Canal to get to Wisconsin and Illinois to farm.
What canal is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
The Welland Canal.
What waterway connects the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico?
The Erie Canal
Was the Erie Canal cemented?
The Erie Canal was not cemented.
What provided cheaper and faster transportation to the great lakes area?
the Erie canal
What lake did the Erie Canal join with?
No the Erie Canal did not join the Ohio River. But New York was not the only state that built canals. The state of Ohio also built canals. The Miami and Erie Canal went to the Ohio River. The Erie and Ohio Canal also reached the Ohio River. Neither of these canals were as successful as the Erie Canal.
What canal connects Albany and buffalo?
The Ohio and Erie Canal linked Cleveland with Lake Erie.
Which waterway joined Lake Erie with Hudson River?
the Erie Canal
How long is the erie canal-?
The original length of the Erie Canal was 363 feet.
What state is the Erie Canal located in?
The Erie Canal is in the state of New York.
What Erie Canal connected Albany on the Hudson?
The Erie Canal connects Albany, The Hudson River, Lake Erie, Buffalo, and everything in between.
