Amazing Impossible Erie Canal, The
The Erie Canal was a dream, maybe an impossible dream, of a politician named Clinton DeWitt. Clinton believed this new transportation method would be good for the developing nation’s economy. If the Canal was built, it could reduce the time and cost of shipping goods such as apples, flour, and wood from the frontier to the East, and shipping capital resources such as axes and plows to consumers in the West.
Economic Concepts
- Goods
- Producers
- Consumers
- Incentives
- Costs/Benefits
- Role of Government
- Decision-Making
Grade Levels
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- U.S. History
- Music
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