Why was it important to link waterways?
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What do you think?
Do you understand that canals linked waterways? Why do you think the people built canals between rivers?
It was important to link waterways because it provided navigational transportation and enabled to means of transporting goods?
Right.
For instance, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects the Great Lakes with the Illinois River which flows into the Mississippi River. Goods that originate around the Great Lakes can be shipped to the Gulf of Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal
For instance, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects the Great Lakes with the Illinois River which flows into the Mississippi River. Goods that originate around the Great Lakes can be shipped to the Gulf of Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal