the Erie canal
The Suez Canal in 1956
this would be the Erie Canal
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he Suez Canal was built by a company from which country?
Erie canal
The Miami and Erie Canal
Thee Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via a man-made waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 460 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America. The Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.
NYC was connected to the Great Lakes through the Hudson River and the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal
In 1875, Egypt found itself in debt. As a result it chose to sell its shares of the Suez Canal to Great Britain. The Suez Canal is strategic for trade and defense purposes.
Great Britain, who controlled the Suez Canal from 1888 through 1956, used the canal as a major transportation port to the MIddle East, as well as a major pipeline to oil.