How important was the Erie Canal in helping to connect, unify, and expand the nation? Explain your response.​

The Erie Canal provided a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest, triggering large-scale commercial and agricultural development. immigration—to the sparsely populated frontiers of western New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and points farther west.

most of the knowledge we have of the conflict comes from roman-jewish scholar titus flavius josephus, who first fought in the revolt against the romans, but was then kept by future emperor vespasian as a slave and interpreter.