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How important was the Erie Canal in helping to connect, unify, and expand the nation? Explain your response.​

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The Erie Canal provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest, triggering large-scale commercial and agricultural development. immigration—to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and points farther west.

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