History

Addisyn Sharp

5 September, 07:46

Select the four ways in which the Erie Canal affected the United States.

A) More employees were available for northeastern factories.

B) New York City's importance as a port declined.

C) Westward expansion was aided.

D) Railroad construction temporarily declined.

E) The price Midwestern farmers got for their crops fell.

F) Shipping costs between the Great Lakes and New York City were cut to a tenth.

G) Towns grew along the canal route.

H) Canals stopped being built because they could not compete.