<span>The Erie Canal allwed for the American Midwest to transport their good via waterway to the port in New York City and then out to the world for consumption via trade. The Erie Canal was the largest civic project the United States built up to that point in time and made settling the midwest much more economical.</span>
Three main motivations for European exploration are the need to spread their religion (Christianity), improving the economy (acquiring more spices,gold,goods) and lastly, faster trading routes. Hope this helped :))
<span>a progressive Republican social reform.
</span>
