Why was the Erie Canal important? Check all of the boxes that apply. It ran among all the Great Lakes.

It connected New York City with the Great Lakes.

It proved that the steam locomotive could work.

It increased the amount of goods shipped in and out of the Northwest Territories.

Explanation:

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

s the second one ?

The second option and the last option is correct

Explanation:

-It connected New York City with the Great Lakes.

-It increased the amount of goods shipped in and out of the Northwest Territories

b,d

Explanation:

lincoln declared that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the new states, and of course this angered the south at the time.

a.

congress passed laws allowing for free passage between states.