Homework Help: Geography

Posted by y912f on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:01pm.

Please help me on this question:

9. The construction of the Erie Canal was important because it
a. linked the Hudson River in New York and the Great Lakes in the Midwest, greatly increasing the trade between the two regiions.
b. helped eastern cities such as Boston and Philadelphia become important port cities
c.. allowed eastern crops to be transporteed faster and more efficiently to cities in the South and the West
d. provided the best access to the Pacific Ocean.

i know it's not B or D
thanks

Geography - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:16pm
Pacific Ocean? That's 1,500 miles from the Great Lakes.
Geography - y912f, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:25pm
so A
Geography - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:31pm
Right. A is the answer.

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