The 17th amendment was ratified in 1913. So before the ratification, the senators were chosen by the states legislature, but after the ratification it was a popular vote that disided the senator.
The Erie Canal is a canal in New York and connects the Great Lakes with New York. Railroads and canal benefit shipping goods because it is faster instead of going by wagon or horse
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