Match the detailed statements from the passage with the major points they best support. The canal system has a new life
as a venue for recreation.
Merchants using the canal
had dramatic profit gains
The canal became a popular
travel experience.
The canal became a venue for new ideas.
The canal revolutionized transportation.
Passage Detail
Major Point
People . . . encountered colorful characters,
lively adventures, and hometown hospitality
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Freight rates fell to just 10 percent
of their previous cost.
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Social reforms like abolitionism . . .
thrived in the canal corridor.
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The uncomfortable two-week wagon or
stagecoach trip from Albany to Buffalo
became possible in merely five days.
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there are many leisure activities possible
in and around the canal, including canoeing,
fishing, biking, and picnicking.
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