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Why were ships on the Great Lakes not able to reach the Atlantic Ocean?
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Can you sail on a small boat from Lake Erie to the Atlantic ocean?
Yes. You can do it, using the New York State Canal System which connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. You can also go through the Welland Canal to Lake Ontario, then on up the Saint Lawrence Seaway to reach the Atlantic.
What is the significance of the StLawrence River and Great Lakes system?
St.Lawrence river connects and drains the Great Lakes . It is the busiest inland waterway of the world It allows large ocean-going vessels from the Atlantic to reach the interior of America . The Mississippi River is navigable up to St.Louis and is also connected by canals to the Great Lakes. Thus opening up the interior of the vast American continent and establishing important river ports.
What ocean would have to cross to reach Eurpoe from Canada?
The Atlantic Ocean
Through which body of water did the british sail in order to reach Washington dc?
Atlantic Ocean !
What was the beliefs that US should reach from the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean?
"Manifest destiny"
Was the belief that the US should reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest destiny
What was the belief that the US should reach from the Atlantic Ocean. To the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest destiny
what was the belief that the united should reach from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean?
manifest destiny
What was the beliefs that the US should reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
"Manifest destiny"
How does water that falls in Colorado reach the Atlantic Ocean?
it doesn't
Did Lewis and Clark reach the Atlantic Ocean?
It was not the Atlantic that was their destination, they were to cross and explore the Louisiana Territory and reach the Pacific Ocean, which they already knew existed. And yes, they did successfully reach the Pacific and make a successful return home.
Explorers hoped to reach the east indies by sailing west across what ocean?
Atlantic ocean
