The Erie Canal

A) established New Orleans as the major U.S. port city.
B) facilitated the flow of goods between New York City and the Great Lakes.
C) was financed by the federal government.
D) was completed in 1860.
E) prompted population declines in the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse and the surrounding region.

Erie Canal

Most important and profitable of the canals of the 1820s and 1830s; stretched from Buffalo to Albany, New York, connecting the Great Lakes to the East Coast and making New York City the nation’s largest port.

Great Lakes

A group of five large, interconnected freshwater lakes located on the border between the United States and Canada, significant for their combined area, volume, and role in North American commerce and navigation.

Facilitated

To facilitate means to make an action or process easier or to assist in the progress of something, often by providing necessary resources, information, or support.