Defined the status of enslaved persons and the rights of their owners
I believe that it means you have to work for what you want, in other words, you are given what you need to do anything but you have to work for what you want
They contributed directly to the r<span>apid increase in population in upstate New York.
The eastern canal basically cover almost all upstate new york territory from the East to the west. In order to get into upstate new york, potential settlers just need to board the ship either on Lake Erie or Hudson River.</span>