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What lake was the location of the first canal built in the US?
Lake Erie. The canal was named the Erie Canal.
What was the most spectacular engineering achievement of the young US?
The Erie Canal
First major man-made canal in the US?
Erie Canal
When did the americans make the first man made canal?
US-Erie Canal 1825.
While John Quincy Adams was president this famous us canal was completed?
Erie Canal
Why did the us leaders want to build the Erie canal?
For better trade
How did the construction of the Erie Canal change the US?
The construction of the Erie Canal brought food to New York City and many European immigrants used it to find land to farm.
What canal significantly reduced the time and money to ship goods between the east and west coast of the US?
erie canal
Erie Canal was?
Dewitt Clinton was the man who pushed for the Erie canal. At first no one thought it would any success what so ever. People called it "Clinton's Ditch". Then, in 1825 the Erie Canal was finished. It stretched from Lake Erie near Buffalo, past Syracuse along the Mohawk river and then to Albany along the Hudson River. It was a HUGE success, reducing the cost and time for a regular boat. The Erie Canal was a man made waterway from Lake Erie to the Atlantic by way of Albany, NY. It helped New York eclipse Philadelphia as the largest city and port of the Eastern Seaboard of the US.
Was the Erie Canal?
Dewitt Clinton was the man who pushed for the Erie canal. At first no one thought it would any success what so ever. People called it "Clinton's Ditch". Then, in 1825 the Erie Canal was finished. It stretched from Lake Erie near Buffalo, past Syracuse along the Mohawk river and then to Albany along the Hudson River. It was a HUGE success, reducing the cost and time for a regular boat. The Erie Canal was a man made waterway from Lake Erie to the Atlantic by way of Albany, NY. It helped New York eclipse Philadelphia as the largest city and port of the Eastern Seaboard of the US.
What of these describes the Erie canal?
The Erie Canal is a man made waterway from Albany, NY to Lake Erie. It was funded by Dewitt Clinton and took eight years to build. It was completed on October 26, 1825. The Erie Canal brought down the costs of shipping goods from the Midwest to New York, making New York City the busiest US port city.
What helped make New York City the leading trade center in the US?
The Erie Canal.
