THE+ERIE+CANAL


 * The Erie Canal Author Austin S.**

Erie canal : (n) completed in 1825, this water route connected new york city and buffalo, new york.
===As water transportation improved, so did the building of canals. the period of 1825 to 1850 is the often referred to as the age of canals. The Erie canal was a massive water route between New York City and Buffalo, New york. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the upper Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region to settlement and trade. It also fueled nationalism by unifying these two parts of the country.===

The Erie canal allowed farm products from the great lakes to flow east and goods from the east to flow west.
//"Let us bind the republic together with a perfect system of roads and canals."// - Rep. John C. Calhoun of South Carolina

__Vocabulary:__

 * ** age of canals: the period of time between 1825 and 1850 when water transportation increased majorly. **
 * ** nationalism: noun  patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.   • an extreme form of this, esp. marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries. • advocacy of political independence for a particular country     **
 * ** John C. Calhoun: (1782–1850) U.S. politician. A South Carolina Democrat, he served as U.S. vice president 1825–32 and in the U.S. Senate 1832–43, 1845–50. He was noted as a champion of states' rights and of slavery. **

__References:__

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 * 3) Shmoop Editorial Team. "Market Revolution Timeline." //Shmoop.com//. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 05 Mar 2010.