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>
Answer;
-Bering Strait
Explanation;
-The Bering Strait is a waterway that separates Russia from North America. It lies above the Bering Land Bridge (BLB), also called Beringia a submerged landmass that once connected the Siberian mainland with North America.
-To the north the Bering Sea connects with the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Strait, at the narrowest point of which the two continents are about 53 miles (85 kilometres) apart. The boundary between the United States and Russia passes through the sea and the strait.
B. It supported states rights
The answer is "Yellow Journalism"