The Erie Canal changed the United States because it brought food from the Midwest to New York City. It also brought immigrants from Europe that came to New York and wanted to farm in the Midwest.
Both the Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad made an impact in American history connecting our nation. Both made transportation faster and improved businesses.
Lake Erie. The canal was named the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal
Erie Canal
US-Erie Canal 1825.
Erie Canal
For better trade
The construction of the Erie Canal brought food to New York City and many European immigrants used it to find land to farm.
The Erie Canal made New York the economic capital of the world. It linked the Northwest Territories made up of present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio with New York. People in these Northwestern Territories were allowed to transport crops and goods to be sold in New York more quickly and cheaper with the canal. It greatly benefitted the U.S. economy in this way.
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The Erie Canal.