Question

Select the ways that the Erie Canal affected life in the United States

Answer 1

the erie canal opened the midwest to settlment and it sharpened the divide between the north and south over slavery

Answer 2

It opened direct trade between the Great Lakes and New York City.
The Great Lakes region grew.
It increased trade on the Mississippi.
Northerners were able to move west more efficiently and in greater numbers.
More people were available to man factories.