Multiple Choice
Why did New York governor DeWitt Clinton propose the construction of the Erie Canal?
A) He wanted to link New York City to the Great Lakes through the Hudson River and make it an important center of finance and commerce.
B) He wanted a north-south link that connected the northern Atlantic states to the Lower South and its cotton industry.
C) He wanted to challenge federal authority and its system of internal improvements by demonstrating that state-funded transportation projects were superior to federal projects.
D) He wanted cities along the Ohio River such as Cincinnati to outpace New York City in trade and wealth.
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