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Question

1) What was the Erie Canal?
2) Who was Robert Fulton?
3) What was the national road?
4) Why were the canals built?
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Answer 1

1. The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

2. Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was a U.S. engineer and inventor, who was widely credited with developing the first steam-powered ship marked as a commercial success.

3.The National Road or Cumberland Road was one of the first major improved highways in the United States, built by the Federal Government.

4.There are two main types of canals: irrigation canals, which are used for the delivery of water, and waterways, which are transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to (and sometimes connecting) existing lakes, rivers, or oceans.

Answer 2

1) The Erie Canal is a canal that was built to link Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
2) Robert Fulton was the man who invented the first steam-powered ship. The first commercial steamboat service was started by his steamboat the "Clermont" that went through New York on the Hudson River.
3) The National Road was one of the first major highways in the United States. It stretched from Maryland to Illinois and was finished being contructed in 1839. It was built to provide transportation across rivers in the U.S. such as the Potomac and Ohio Rivers.
4) The canal was built to make travel easier and create a bigger economic market for nearby cities.

Answer 3

1. A canal in New York that goes from the Hudson to Lake Eerie connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Inventor who created the first steam powered ship.
3. First major improved highway in America.
4. Rome, NY

Answer 4

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