What are two economic effects of the Erie Canal?

The Erie Canal helped to launch the consumer economy.

Explanation:

Farmers could grow wheat in western New York, sell it and have cash to buy furniture and clothing shipped up the canal that they otherwise would have made at home,” Kelly says. “That was the first inklings of the consumer economy.”

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