Option: (B) Rochester became the state's fastest-growing city, even outpacing New York City.
Explanation:
The Canal was opened in 1825, the main purpose of Erie canal was to link Lake Erie and the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York. Rochester after the Eric canal was transformed into ' The Young Lion of the West'. The Eric canal not only opened the New York but led to the settlement in the Western and the Midwest of America.
