The Erie Canal________________.a. was far longer than any other canal in the United States at that time.b. attracted an influx o
f farmers migrating from Virginia and the Carolinas to the Northwest.c. was strongly opposed by residents of Buffalo and Rochester, who feared their cities would lose business.d. was championed by Pennsylvania governor William Findlay.e. proved economically unviable and was abandoned within a decade of its opening.
A.) Was far linger than any other canal in the United States at that time is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Eerie canal was important transportation routes in the early united states and played an important role in the westward expansion and Industrial revolution. The original canal was 363 miles long and connected Albany, New York with Buffalo, New York. It was later expanded and became 525 km long. It construction began in July, 1817 and was completed in eight years. The Canal was important because it provided cheap transportation of people and goods between East Coast and Midwest and shortened the travel time for the people moving to the west. It transformed New York into a commerce hub and also allowed the raw materials to be shifted from the centre of the country to the factories located in Northeast and the manufactured goods back to the Midwest. <em>Eerie canal was longest man made waterway in USA.</em>
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