SO IT HELPED MANY AMERICAN SHIPS FROM PORTS LIKE BOSTON AND NEW YORK TO GO UP THE HUDSON AND STUFF AND BASSICLY IF YOUR IN NORTHERN NEW YORK YOU CAN REACH THE REGION NEAR CANADA AND DETROIT SO IT JUST HELPED EXPAND INTO THE NATIVE LANDS AFTER ALL THATS HOW MANY OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS NEAR THE GREAT LAKES WERE CLAIMED
Erie Canal impacted westward expansion because it connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. This allowed American settlers to have access to the rich land and resources.
