The Erie Canal led to economic growth in the United States. The Erie Canal, located in New York, is 524 miles (OI). It was a much faster rough than the dirt road, and costed much less. One trip from New York City to Buffalo was $100 tons on the dirt road but on the canal it was $10 tons (Doc. 2). The Erie also gave a terrific increase in industry's along the roughs of the canal (Doc. 1A). A quote from Virginia Schomp states, “This new waterway not only connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, it caused a terrific boon (increase) in industry all along the Hudson River and made New York’s ports and harbor more valuable than ever (Doc. 1A).” Between 1830 and 1860 New York City grew very fast (Doc. 1A). The canal allows the boats to be
