THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and trade
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Washington, D.C., becoming a cultural and political center of the nation
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Boston becoming one of the country’s largest transportation hubs
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New York becoming an important commercial center
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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 completion of the Erie Canal prompted a westward expansion, and a massive economic boom. The Erie Canal not only influenced the economic growth of New York State, but also had a great impact on the canal’s adjacent lands, with many of New York State cities located along the original trade routes of the Erie Canal.
Detailed explanation-5: -To promote growth further west, and ensure the state’s role in international trade by connecting inland points to the Port of New York, the Erie Canal was constructed between 1817 and 1825. When it opened, the Erie was the second-largest canal in the world and an engineering marvel of its time.