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because it was easier for people to trade and import/ export goods to other contries.

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Q: Why did the Erie Canal lead to an increase of the population of Michigan?
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What is the water route from Erie canal to Lake Michigan?

11.9sq miles


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.


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What provided cheaper and faster transportation to the great lakes area?

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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?

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