They were looking for gold and silver that they could sell for outrageously high prices.
Entrepreneurs who established monopolies in oil and steel
The canal developers studied the British Canal system to address some of the questions like how deep should the Erie Canal be, the materials needed to construct one, to know the desired width of the canal and how long will it take them to construct the whole Erie Canal.
a. How long will it take the canal to be constructed?
B. what are the things that they need when they construct the canal?
c What is the standard depth of the canal?
d. what is the standard width of the canal?