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Erie Canal
Construction on the Erie Canal started in 1817, and it took over 8 years to build. The canal runs through New York for 363 miles.
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Andrew Jackson served as US President from 1829-1837. The Erie Canal opened in 1825, long before Jackson could exerta veto as President.
James Madison vetoed funding for the Erie Canal when he was president.
How did the Erie Canal change the US?
The Erie Canal changed the United States because it brought food from the Midwest to New York City. It also brought immigrants from Europe that came to New York and wanted to farm in the Midwest.
Are the Erie Canal and Suez Canal similar?
The Erie Canal is located in New York State and connects New York City to Lake Erie. It takes very small barges through the canal from Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY.
The Suez Canal is in Egypt. It takes ocean going ships. It connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
What body of water did the Erie Canal connect the Great Lakes to?
The Erie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Erie.
How did the Erie canal affect Rochester?
Rochester is a city along the path of the Erie Canal. The Village of Rochesterville was formed in 1817, the year that the canal started. It had 700 people. Bu 1823, the population was 2,500 and they changed the name to Rochester. By 1830, Rochester was Flour City grinding 25,000 bushels of wheat daily. Then came the seed companies changing Rochester in 1850 from Flour City to Flower City. Rochester was in the right place to prosper from the Erie Canal. By the time that the Erie Canal was no longer a major transportation route, Rochester had attracted Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and Western Union.
What Erie Canal connected Albany on the Hudson?
The Erie Canal connects Albany, The Hudson River, Lake Erie, Buffalo, and everything in between.
Who was the Erie Canal effort by?
Benjamin Wright was the chief engineer and his assistant was James Geddes. John Sullivan, John Jervis, Nathan Roberts, Canvass White and also worked on the canal. De Witt Clinton was the governor of New York who signed state legislation to fund the building of the canal.
What was the function of the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was used for boats. Back then, they used horse and buggy. It was much quicker to go by boat. So they built the Erie Canal. They used to used it for traveling. Nowadays, it is used mostly for tours.
How did the Erie Canal help NYC grow?
The Erie Canal was the first water link that connected the East Coast seaports to the Great Lakes. It was opened in 1825, long before any railroads existed. Prior to the Canal, the only way to move goods to the upper Midwest bordering the Lakes, was by overland by cartage (expensive and very slow.)
It connected the Hudson River near Albany NY, by water to Lake Erie near Buffalo NY.
New York City, being at the mouth of the Hudson was the ideal freight transfer point for westbound freight. Thus the Port of New York grew very
rapidly after the opening of the Canal.
They are useful because they are the source of which many boats travel on. It is also very traditional in Dutch culture and many other cultures too.
When did the Erie canal construction begin?
Construction of the Erie Canal began July 4, 1817 and was completed October 26, 1825
They did not have bulldozers so animals were used to pulled a "slip scraper". German stonemasons were hired to cut stone to build the locks. Irish were hired as labor to pull stumps and shovel dirt into wheel barrows.
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 state was most effected by the opening of the Erie Canal?
New York became very prosperous from the Erie Canal.
Did The Cumberland Road and the Erie Canal improved early American travel?
Yes it is true that the Cumberland Road and the Erie Canal improved early American travel.
When did construction of the Erie Canal start?
Construction of the Erie Canal started on July 4, 1817.
What are the names of famous water channels?
English water channel
English & Vivar Channel, both located in Europe.
Is the Erie Canal still in use today?
Yes the Erie Canal is still in business today. Much of it is now recreation but there is still commercial traffic such as barges of corn from Canada to be turned into ethanol.
https://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195426326/commercial-shipping-revived-along-erie-canal
Who proposed construction of the Erie Canal?
Dewitt Clinton approved the idea from a man in debtor's prison who wrote letters of the idea at the time to the state, However other lawmakers thought it was a stupid idea and later it was referred to as Clinton's ditch because of DeWitt Clinton.
Did the Erie Canal lead others to build canals?
Yes there were other canals built because of the success of the Erie Canal. Canada built one and Ohio built several.
What made building the Erie Canal so difficult?
The construction was a great challenge because there were no machines to do the digging. Everything had to be done by hand or with animals. Irishmen were hired to do the digging because they worked very cheaply. Also America did not have any trained engineers so men had to learn as they went along.
What did the Erie Canal accomplish?
The Erie Canal allowed transportation between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Erie.
What is the effect of the Erie Canal on the development of the west?
The goods that were coming in from other countries around the world could get to the west. The canal also let more people move to the west because it made traveling easier.
How did New York pay for the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was paid off by the tolls payed by the boats that were passing through the canal.
