sentences:  They were aided in this effort by the construction and completion of the Erie Canal which made traveling to the region much easier, causing an additional surge in migrants coming from New England.Added to this was the end of the Black Hawk War, which made the region much safer to travel through and settle in for white settlers.In the case of Fulton County, there were no attempts by United States settlers to permanently settle the area until the conclusion of the Blackhawk War.