Feature Use the map and passage to answer the question. Land transportation improved in the early 1800s, but it was still cheaper and faster for goods and people to be transported over water. Unfortunately, lakes and rivers often did not connect to make convenient shipping routes. So, goods had to be unloaded from a boat on one river, loaded onto horses or wagons, taken to the next river, and loaded onto boats again. Similar steps were necessary to avoid waterfalls and rapids. To make shipping more efficient, states began to dig long, shallow canals to connect lakes and rivers. The most successful was the Erie Canal, constructed between 1817 and 1825. The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River, which then connected to New York City. Question The Erie Canal had significant effects, in New York and beyond. Match each fact about the Erie Canal to its effect.(3 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. The state of New York spent $7 million on the canal. But the state earned even more money by charging people to use the canal. The cost of shipping products from east to west decreased sharply, so those products became cheaper for many westerners. Goods such as wheat could be shipped from areas near the Great Lakes, across the Erie Canal, and then down the Hudson River to New York City. Skip to navigation

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To match the facts about the Erie Canal to its effects, here are the responses organized according to their respective impacts:

  1. Fact: The state of New York spent $7 million on the canal.
    Effect: The state earned even more money by charging people to use the canal.

  2. Fact: The cost of shipping products from east to west decreased sharply.
    Effect: Those products became cheaper for many westerners.

  3. Fact: Goods such as wheat could be shipped from areas near the Great Lakes, across the Erie Canal, and then down the Hudson River to New York City.
    Effect: This facilitated increased trade and contributed to the economic growth of New York City.

These pairings represent the significant impacts the Erie Canal had economically for New York and surrounding areas.