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SO IT HELPED MANY AMERICAN SHIPS FROM PORTS LIKE BOSTON AND NEW YORK TO GO UP THE HUDSON AND STUFF AND BASSICLY IF YOUR IN NORTHERN NEW YORK YOU CAN REACH THE REGION NEAR CANADA AND DETROIT SO IT JUST HELPED EXPAND INTO THE NATIVE LANDS AFTER ALL THATS HOW MANY OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS NEAR THE GREAT LAKES WERE CLAIMED
