The Erie Canal took 8 years. It took ten years to build the Panama Canal.
to transport goods
There are many differences between the Panama and Erie Canal. First is location. The Panama Canal is in the country of Panama in Central America. The Erie Canal is located in New York State. Second the Panama Canal connects two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Erie Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean/Hudson River with Lake Erie. Thirdly, the Panama Canal allows ocean going vessels through the canal. The Erie Canal had much smaller barges.
The Erie Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal, to name three.
* Panama Canal * Suez Canal * Erie Canal
they are both canals :)
money was sold to the government to help build the erie canal
It toke 8 years to build the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal was important to build because it aided trade and agriculture in the Midwest.
The Panama Canal and the Erie Canal.
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.
Both use a levee system requiring water to fill to raise the boat to the height necessary for the next canal or in Panama to the level of sea water.