(C&O) Canal, was just beginning near the time the Eries construction finished up. The C&O canal would mostly be used to transport coal to Cumberland, Maryland. The building of the canal ended on June 11, 1850, at Cumberland. Although not the economic giant that the Erie was, the C&O canal reached its peak in 1870, during which tolls often topped $1,000(Drago 71).After the construction of the canals was finished, there was a great enrichment of the north eastern United States, especially New York. Before this time, New York City was not that important of a city in the America, however, the canals increased New Yorks trade economy, and made them the largest trading port on the coast. In fact there was such a profit from the Erie Canal in NYC that tolls were repealed during 1883(Erie). The canal cut traveling rates from Buffalo, New York, and New York City by more than 90%. This changed the entire economic make-up of the U.S., as well as gave exploration and travel a helping hand.Secondly, the C&O canal had many different developments in the period following its completion. However these developments were not nearly as good. The contractors, and engineers proved that they could not correctly build the canal, as they did not finish in the predicted time(Bourne).The C&O canal was not a financial success, and there were no economically enriched areas as there were with the Erie Canal. By the late 1870s, the canal had passed its peak of prosperity, and by 1881, it could not be stopped(Drago 71). However, the social effects were in some cases larger than the economic effects. Culture in the C&O are was heavily enriched by boatmen and other workers on the canal route. These boatmen could tell people many things about what was going on in other parts of the state, assisting with communication of these people. However there was a downside to these effects, as many minorities were badly hurt by the construction. The Iroquois Indian Tribe was nearly...
