How did the Erie Canal improve transportation?
o It connected the North and the South, increasing trade.
It provided the most efficient way for people to move between the eastern cities and the farms in the
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o It allowed ships to pass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
It provided a cheap and efficient way to move between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.
it allowed ships to pass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It provided a cheap and efficient way to move between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.