Colonial Trade

Which statement gives the clearest accurate account of Colonial Trade?

• New Netherland’s settlement pattern followed waterways that supported trade and access to the interior.
• The Haudenosaunee Confederacy linked multiple sovereign nations through a political alliance.
• New York City briefly served as an important center of the new federal government, including Washington’s 1789 inauguration.
• The Erie Canal reduced transport costs and expanded market connections between the interior, Great Lakes, Hudson River, and Atlantic trade.