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How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825

affect United States commerce?

(1) New York City lost business as manufacturing

centers grew in the West.

(2) United States exports to European countries

declined.

(3) Western farmers gained better access to East

Coast markets.

(4) The Midwest became the center of textile

production.

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There are several ways in which the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825
affected United States commerce, but the best option from the list is "(3) Western farmers gained better access to East Coast markets."

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