CANALS
Man made water ways for travel
How were canal helpful?
In this time of great national expansion and
change, the canal created a bond between
the people living in the East and West. This
helped strengthen the Union.The East also began to rely on the West for
agricultural products, as well as the profits
from exporting them to Europe.
Governor Clinton's quote to the Erie canal
“The city will, in the course of time, become the granary of the world, the emporium of commerce, the seat of manufactures, the focus of great moneyed operations,” said Clinton. “And before the revolution of a century, the whole island of Manhattan, covered with inhabitants and replenished with a dense population, will constitute one vast city.”
different types of canals
DeWitt Clinton
"The overflowing blessings from this fountain of public good and national abundance will be as extensive as our own country and as durable as time."