<span>It enabled
the travel goods faster by transporting them from New York City to the Great
Lakes in the U.S. without the need of carrying watercraft over land or around
to avoid obstacles. It decrease transportation costs and led to a
rise in population in New York and led to more settlements in the West</span>
Expanding the US to the Pacific Ocean and a war to claim Mexican Territory as American.
<span>The first settlements in the Nile Valley began around
7,000 years ago. Hunters and gatherers moved to the Nile Valley from
less fertile areas in Africa and southwest Asia. As in other parts of
the world, these settlements gradually developed into more and more
complex societies. Most Egyptians lived near the Nile as it provided water, food, transportation and excellent, fertile soil
for growing food. Ancient Egypt could not have existed without the
river Nile. Since rainfall is almost non-existent in Egypt, the floods
provided the only source of moisture to sustain crops.
I hope this helps.
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<span>His motives are to gain more land.</span>
