The Erie Canal increased migration to the Midwest.
The significance of the Erie Canal is that it helped settle the Midwest.
The Erie Canal made it faster and quicker to travel from Lake Erie to the Hudson River. It brought food from the Midwest to New York and it was a way for immigrants coming to New York to settle in the Midwest.
The Erie Canal linked New York City and the Midwest.
The Erie Canal is in the state of New York. It opened a wider route into the Midwest.
The Erie Canal was important to build because it aided trade and agriculture in the Midwest.
The Erie Canal affected trade by reducing the price by 80% so that Midwest farmers could ship their goods affordably to New York City.
The Erie Canal was faster and cheaper transportation that brought Midwest grains to New York and immigrants to the Midwest. It was a huge economic boom for New York.
The Erie Canal was used by many thousands of people in New York and immigrants that went on to settle in the Midwest.
The Erie Canal connects NYC to Buffalo and the Great Lakes.
The Erie Canal has no affect on the outline of the St. Lawrence River.
The Erie Canal was hugely important to the Midwest, New York state and New York City. It is not anywhere near as busy today.
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.