ISEE Middle Level Reading Comprehension Quiz
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When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, it was an engineering marvel that transformed the United States. Connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River, the 363-mile waterway created a transportation corridor that was faster and exponentially cheaper than travel by oxcart over the Appalachian Mountains. Goods and people could now move with unprecedented ease. New York City burgeoned into the nation's premier port and commercial center. Towns and cities sprouted up all along the canal's route, and the Midwest was opened to waves of settlement and agricultural development. The canal was more than a ditch filled with water; it was a catalyst that fueled the nation's westward expansion and economic ascent.
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