Before the canals were built, settlers in the West primarily transported their produce back to the East using wagons and horse-drawn vehicles along rugged trails and dirt roads. They often relied on rivers for transportation, using flatboats and rafts to float goods downstream. Additionally, the development of stagecoach lines facilitated the movement of smaller quantities of produce and goods. This method was slower and more labor-intensive compared to the later canal systems.
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canals were built in 1750 to 1900
inundated canals are long canals taken off from large rivers and it receive water when the river is high enough and especially when it is in flood .
because the canals boats go though and you could die
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they used boats
Railroads and canals helped the United States grow by increasing the transportation of goods. Before canals and railroads, goods were moved by shipping with the flow of rivers or by horseback. Canals and railroads also allowed goods to be carried faster and in larger quantities then before.
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It lowered the cost of shipping produce from farms to cities
It lowered the cost of shipping produce from farms to cities.
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They connected rivers and lakes to create one continuous water passageway.
well if they're Victorian canals then there were made in between 1837 and 1901. The first canals were started in the late 1600's but the main bulk of British canals were dug during the 1700's before the railways got going.
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