1. I think they wanted to find the same conditions as they had before. Germans were farmers, so they were looking for the land for farming, Portuguese were fishermen so they were looking for coast to continue fishing.
2. As far as I remember a major goal <span>of the Erie Canal project </span>was to link Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes with the Atlantic.
3. I'm pretty sure that Erie Canal gave people an opportunity to use boats to deliver cargo and gave New York access to raw materials. And these goods were delievered to the East.
4. They knew that it's a useful experience to find out how the British canal system was built. I think they should ask something about what location to choose, about the benefits of different geography and climate.
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