THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Panama Canal
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Hudson canal
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Erie canal
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None of the above
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1795 the Proprietors had completed the South Hadley Canal, the first navigable canal to be completed in the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1825, Governor Dewitt Clinton officially opened the Erie Canal as he sailed the packet boat Seneca Chief along the Canal from Buffalo to Albany.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Erie Canal was completed on October 26, 1825, making it the longest artificial waterway in North America. Construction of the Canal began on July 4, 1817, and ended almost 8 years later.