In early Middle Eastern civilizations probably first built canals to supply drinking and irrigation water.
Gangs of laborers (called "navvies" or "navigators") first constructed British canals to provide artificial waterways for more efficient transportation of goods and materials during the Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century. Canals served to open up countries to the Industrial Revolution, just as the internet is opening up the world to the Information Revolution.
canals were built in 1750 to 1900
The West wanted government-built roads and canals.
Canals are artificial not natural. They are all built by humans.
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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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Both civilizations built canals to water crops.
Not all canals were built in Victorian times. Most canals were built between 1750 and 1850 but some were outside this period. There are still around 2000 miles of navigable canals and rivers in the UK.