SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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opened inland ports, which reduced the influence and power of New York City as an Atlantic port
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forced shippers in Minnesota along the Mississippi River to raise rates in order to remain competitive
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made wagons and stagecoaches in the northeast United States obsolete virtually overnight
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increased trade, commerce, settlement, and the spread of social and religious movements
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Detailed explanation-1: -Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State-the leader in population, industry, and economic strength.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Erie Canal provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest, triggering large-scale commercial and agricultural development-as well as immigration-to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and points farther west.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Erie Canal played a major part in commerce in the history of the United States. Its creation helped to make New York City the chief port in the United States and opened the western part of the state and other western territories to increased settlement and trade.