War with Canada
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Work began on the Erie Canal in 1817
Canada began work on its two counterparts: The Welland in 1824, and the Rideau in 1826. It's true that the Erie's commercial success - even before it was completed in 1825 - was reason enough for the Canadians to want their own canal system, but their record shows that something else was on their minds too: (
Learn more - read the second paragraph of the link ). Even though it was twelve years after the war had ended, Canada still felt the need to establish a secure route past the St. Lawrence River border with New York, in case hostilities broke out again with the United States.
Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie - 1813
Hostilities on Lake Ontario - Sept 11, 1813 (Peter W. Spicer)
