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Why did America want o build the Erie Canal?
Hi i am BOB
Why did Dewitt Clinton want to dump the water from lake Erie into the Atlantic ocean?
You are probably thinking of his role in the building of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a big supporter of the canal, which had a lot of opposition as a waste of time and money When the Canal was finished in 1825, Governor Clinton opened it, sailing in the packet boat Seneca Chief along the Canal into Buffalo. After sailing from the mouth of Lake Erie to New York City he emptied two casks of water from Lake Erie into New York Harbor, celebrating the first connection of waters from East to West.
Why did they want to build a canal anyway?
To bring stuff from one country to antother
Why did Governor DE Witt Clinton want the Erie canal be built?
Boats could move through it at speeds of up to five miles per hour. Shipping times and costs were greatly decreased. The Governor saw the possibility of New York becoming more important and richer. He was right. The Erie Canal paid for itself in two years.
What is a sentence with the word leaders?
There will be a gathering of world leaders at the White House. Leaders in our community want to build a new school. The girl scouts and their leaders are selling cookies. He's a model student and one of the leaders in his class.
Why did the English leaders want to build colonies in north America?
Because they wanted to grow crops and do farming. English leaders wanted to more space and make the colony the grow.
Why did the 1903 Hay Herran Treaty fail?
Colombia failed to ratify the treaty and did not want to allow the USA build a canal on the isthmus of Panama.
What was the big ditch?
The line of trench warfare, which was active from 1915 through 1917, starts at the western most part of Belgium, through north France, to northwestern France, right along the border of Germany, and the end of the trench, actually enters Germany.
Why Governor Dewitt Clinton want the Erie to be built?
Boats could move through it at speeds of up to five miles per hour. Shipping times and costs were greatly decreased. The Governor saw the possibility of New York becoming more important and richer. He was right. The Erie Canal paid for itself in two years.
What kind of empire did American leaders want to build?
They wanted American products in foreign markets, not American flags flying over colonies overseas :)
Why did the US want to build a canal in central americ?
The U.S wanted to build an canal because they wanted a secret passage way to a certain destination.
Why did Pennsylvania want to build a canal system across the state?
Prior to railways, building canals was the most cost effective way to create a transportation infrastructure for moving bulk goods.
