EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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challenged railroads as the primary transportation system in the early 1800s
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tied the manufacturing of the North to the farming of the West
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was the first federally funded internal improvement
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increased trade with Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was significant because it connected Lake Erie and the Great Lakes system to the Hudson River, and thereby gave the western states direct access to the Atlantic Ocean without shipping goods downstream on the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Erie Canal ensured the status of New York City as America’s premiere seaport, commercial center, and gateway to the interior – eclipsing New Orleans, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore. It helped New York become the “Empire State” – the leader in population, industry, and economic strength.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing the costs of transporting people and goods across the Appalachians.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Erie Canal’s Contribution to Industrialization The building of the Erie Canal reduced the cost of shipping goods tremendously. Before the canal was built, it cost around $100 to ship a ton of goods from Buffalo to New York City. After the canal was built, the cost for the same ton of goods was only $10.