canals were built in 1750 to 1900
People built modern canals to decrease the length of trade routes and make shipping easier; Civilizations have built canals to connect parts of great empires.
The West wanted government-built roads and canals.
Canals are artificial not natural. They are all built by humans.
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Industrialists. Waterways were better than roads for shifting great quantities of goods.
State governments
state governments
Yes there were other canals built because of the success of the Erie Canal. Canada built one and Ohio built several.
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