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to transport troops and supplies
To make to easier to transport goods and a faster way to get around.
In simple terms it is a canal that crosses a purposely built bridge, like a viaduct, or a canal that has sections built for specifically transporting the water. All canals are in effect aqueduct canals because they are usually completely man-made and have the purpose of transporting, channelling or redirecting water, although we usually associate canals with modes of transport for barges.
The Illinois and Michigan canal connected Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. It was used to transport grain, lumber, and stone.
Because the Erie Canal was successful, other areas started building canals. Canada built the Welland Canal. Ohio built the Erie and Ohio Canal. Some of these canals were also successful but soon the railroad replaced canals.
Because the Erie Canal was successful, other areas started building canals. Canada built the Welland Canal. Ohio built the Erie and Ohio Canal. Some of these canals were also successful but soon the railroad replaced canals.
he Suez Canal was built by a company from which country?
United States built the Panama Canal.
The canal was built between Georgetown (currently in Washington, D.C.) and Cumberland, Maryland in order to quickly transport goods from the Ohio valley. The Great Falls of the Potomac prohibit ships from traveling any further upstream from Washington and therefore a canal was necessary to continue the transportation of goods by water.
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to transport goods
the welland canal was built to ship items from the U.S.A to Canada