The Erie Canal: Great Economic Growth In America

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The Erie Canal was the start of great economic growth in America, but specifically New York. As Document 1A states, “By 1825, the Erie Canal gave another boost to New York’s already busy seaports.”(Doc 1.) This lets us know that although the seaports in New York were fairly busy, the Erie Canal made it one of the leading seaports in America. The Canal not only boosted the seaports, but it had a lot more success than dirt roads used. Using the canal, you can get to where you need to be within 8 days, rather than 21 days in a wagon. The cost was also very decreased using the canal. The cost on wagon is $100/ton, rather than $10/ton (Doc 2.) Another result of the Erie Canal, is the cheap and fast means of transporting Farmers goods (OI). To wrap