[05:59.39]The City of Detroit grew up between two of the Great Laker.
[06:03.63]Later a canal joined the Great Lakes with the Mississippi river system and Chicago became a thriving city.
[06:10.36]Politically the waterway system untied the nation in a way few had imagined possible.
[06:15.75]By the mid -- 1800s faster and cheaper railroads became more popular and the canal system declined
[06:23.09]railroads could be used year round whereas canals were often frozen in the winter
[06:28.31]During the first third of the century,however
[06:31.05]tranportation on river
[06:32.78]lakes and canals aided greatly in the growth of the United States.
[06:37.11]Next week well discuss the railroads in greater detail.
[06:41.01]17. What is the main idea of this lecture?
[06:45.34]18. When was inland waterway travel most popular?
[06:50.54]19. What was usually transported from west to east?
[06:55.71]20. What was NOT a result of the inland water system in the United States
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