This would allow for a direct water trade route to New York City (C).
The Erie Canal connects the Hudson River in Albany with Lake Erie in Buffalo. DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York, asked for its creation in the early 19th century in order to have a navigable water route from New York City to the Great Lakes.
In the 18th century, the lack of railwails in this area made water the most profitable shipping route for bulk goods (i.e. large quantities of merchandise not packaged in usual containers, such as coal, oil, chemicals, sugar).
The meeting of the First Continental Congress was the first organized act of resistance in the colonies in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Intolerable Acts was passed in the year 1774 during U.S. colonial history. Some of the Intolerable Acts are
i) Boston Port Bill
ii) Massachusetts Government Act
iii) Administration of Justice Act
iv) Quartering Act
The Boston Port Act was passed in 1774 against the Boston Tea Party. Colonists responded to the Intolerable Acts with unity, and made First Continental Congress to discuss and negotiate the unified approach to the British.
