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What was the mayflower's role in freeing all the slave's and in the underground railroad?
it shipped slaves across lake Erie to Canada to give slaves freedom
What is a canal running from Albany to Buffalo New York?
The artificial waterway across New York State connecting Albany on the Hudson River with Buffalo on Lake Erie is the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal was in the past the main route for transporting goods from New York City ports to Buffalo, where they could be shipped across the Great Lakes. Thus, goods could be transported across the entire country all by waterways.
What was the first year that goods could been shipped between Albany and Buffalo on the Erie Canal?
Goods could first be shipped between Albany and Buffalo on the Erie Canal in 1825. The canal officially opened on October 26 of that year, facilitating trade and transportation across New York State. This major engineering achievement significantly contributed to the economic development of the region.
Is salt mined from under Lake Erie?
Yes, salt is mined from beneath Lake Erie. The region contains significant deposits of salt, primarily from ancient evaporated seas. Companies extract this salt through solution mining, where water is injected into the salt deposits to dissolve it, and the brine is then pumped to the surface and processed. This method allows for the sustainable extraction of salt while minimizing environmental impact.
How are waterways important to Michigan?
They are very important because they provide tourism and trading making the state wealthy. The opening of the Erie Canal was a key factor to the settlement of the state. The settlers would ride barges on the canal and then across Lake Erie and land along the shorelines. Goods and materials were easily transported at much cheaper rates than you could get it shipped by wagons.
Where are goods transported on the Erie Canal?
All goods were shipped, as well as people! Raw materials such as timber were moved east while pioneers with their families were moved west. Much of Michigan and Northern Ohio were settled by people traveling west on the Erie Canal.
How did the people ship goods before the completion of the Erie Canal?
Settlers shipped goods before the Erie Canal by going behind Russia, meeting their fellow kittens, and buying an airboat from them then riding out into the sunset. Cats.
Where would you find a list of workers on the boat working on the erie canal?
You might try contacting the Erie Canal Museum.
Would the Erie Canal help Canada?
the Erie Canal only helped New York get transpertation and other things.
What is the name of the waterway system that allows goods to be shipped all the way frrom the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean through the state of New York?
The Saint Lawrence Seaway
What unit of measure would be used to measure the distance across lake Erie?
Measuring Lake Erie from the Canadian side would probably be in kilometers. On the US side would probably be in miles.
What are some lakes in the Midwest region?
Minnesota! It borders lake Superior and has more than 10,000 lakes. They have found more in the years that have gone by. It is Minnesota's slogan on their license plate.
