USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The St. Lawrence River and Seaway is of vital geographic and economic importance to the Great Lakes system, connecting the lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and providing navigation to deep-draft ocean vessels.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of the Chateauguay was one of the two battles (the other being the Battle of Crysler’s Farm) which caused the Americans to abandon the Saint Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French and Indian War covered a large area of the American colonies. The St. Lawrence River which drained from the Great Lakes and ran past Quebec was not only the border between French Canada and the British colonies to the south. It was also a major French route of trade and transportation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The St. Lawrence River and its associated seaway has had a major economic impact on the United States and Canada. A principal reason for the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway was the discovery, in Quebec and Labrador, of vast deposits of iron ore needed by steel mills in the United States.