How the Erie Canal Helped the U.S. Grow (500 words)

How did the Erie Canal help the nation grow?

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How the Erie Canal Helped the U.S. Grow
Opened in 1825, eight years after construction had begun, the Erie Canal use immigrant labor to help provide a supply line that would later assist the Union Army win against the Confederate Army in the Civil War and helped make New York a global financial capital. After building the canal, settlers move westward to settle in the Great Lakes region. They turned the...

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