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How did the Northwest Territory and the Eastern Coast of the United States benefit from the Erie Canal?

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From its inception, the Erie Canal helped form a whole new culture revolving ... the United States during the 19th century, made New York the financial capital of the ... The Northwest Territories that would later become Illinois, Indiana, Michigan ... way: a Canal from Buffalo on the eastern shore of Lake Erie to Albany
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