Urbanization

Which choice most accurately summarizes New York’s Urbanization?

• Placing at least 13,000 years of Indigenous history before European colonization changes the chronological frame of New York history.
• The growth of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse was tied partly to their positions within expanding transportation networks.
• Revolutionary fighting and retaliatory campaigns caused major destruction and displacement in Haudenosaunee homelands.
• The Erie Canal reduced transport costs and expanded market connections between the interior, Great Lakes, Hudson River, and Atlantic trade.