The most important canals which hav^ baen propos-
ed, and which are thought practicable, but have not yet
been completed, are, 1. A canal to connect Barnsta-
ble Bay with Buzzard^s Bay. 2. A canal from Rari-
tan river to the Delaware, to connect the cities of
New York and Philadelphia. 3. A canal to connect
Delaware and Chesapeake bays. 4. A canal connect*
ing James river with the Ohio. 5. Three or four
canals have been proposed to connect the rivers which
run into Lake Erie and Michigan, with those which
run into the Ohio and the Mississippi.
^ueitioTis, 1. Mention the six principal canals in the United
States, and the places which they connect. 2. What effect
has the Midd]es>;x canal on the trade of New Hampshire ? 3.
What effect will be produced bj the Northern canal? 4. By
the Erie Cannl? 5. What effect is produced by the Santee
Canal ?



Rivers. The great rivers of the United States, in
respect to the general count in which they rurij may be
divided into 6 classes. 1. Those which enter the At-
lantic from the eastern and middle states. 2. Those
which enter the Atlantic from the southern states.
3. Those which flow into the Gulf of Mexico. 4.
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Those which join the MissiMippi from the east ; • audi
6. Those which join the Mississippi from the west.
