Question

How did the Erie Canal affect the United States?

Westward expansion was aided.
More employees were available for northeastern factories.
The price Midwestern farmers got for their crops fell.
Canals stopped being built because they could not compete.
Shipping costs between the Great Lakes and New York City were cut to a tenth.

Answer 1

A, B, E

Step-by-step explanation:

Westward expansion was aided.

More employees were available for northeastern factories.

Shipping costs between the Great Lakes and New York City were cut to a tenth.

Answer 2

Western expansion was aided