MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Linked the industrial centers of the North and the South
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Allowed the U.S. Navy to defend the Great Lakes
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Force the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States
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Increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest
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Detailed explanation-1: -The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Erie Canal helped to launch the consumer economy. In addition to providing an economic boost by allowing the transport of goods at one-tenth the previous cost in less than half the previous time, the Erie Canal led to a transformation of the American economy as a whole.