Constructing the Canal
Uses of the Canal
The Reason Behind the Canal
Changes to the Canal
15 Miles on the Erie Canal
100
How many Aqueducts are on the Erie Canal?
What is 18 Aqueducts
100
True or False? The Erie Canal carried more westbound immigrants than any other trans-Appalachian canal?
What is True
100
What country did America follow when deciding to build the Erie Canal?
What is England
100
What year was the Erie Canal enlarged for better transport by boats?
What is 1836
100
When was the song "Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal" written?
What is 1905
200
How many original Locks were on the Erie Canal?
What is 83 original Locks
200
Who was the man who was the driving force behind the Erie Canal?
What is DeWitt Clinton
200
What was the main reason the Canal was built?
What is the need for inland transport and westward expansion.
200
What dimension was the Canal increased to in 1836?
What is 7' x 70'
200
Who wrote the song "15 miles on the Erie Canal" ?
What is Thomas S. Allen
300
How deep was the Erie Canal original dug to be?
What is 4 feet deep.
300
What was one of the biggest problems they came across while building the canal?
What is engineering problems
300
Why was the Canal and easier way to travel?
What is a faster smoother mode of travel
300
What was the original name of the Erie Canal?
What is Clinton's Ditch
300
Who remade the song we used in the video in our first element?
Who is Bruce Springsteen
400
What year was the Erie Canal Completed?
What is 1825.
400
In the present day what is the main use of the Erie Canal?
What is recreation
400
How quickly were good transported on the Erie Canal when it was first constructed?
What is 55 miles per 24 hour period.
400
To pass through the locks in the present day, what do you need to possess?
What is a toll pass permit
400
What was the cost of building the Erie Canal?
What is 7 million dollars
500
What are the purpose of Aqueducts?
What is lifting the Canal over other bodies of water
500
In 1903 a third canal was built, what was the name of this canal?
What is the Barge Canal
500
What was invented in the 20th century that sealed the fate of the Erie Canal ?
What is the automobile
500
How long was the Erie Canal when it was first constructed?
What is 363 miles long.
500
Before the Canal was built it cost about 100$ to ship goods, how much did it cost after the canal was built and being used?
What is around 10$
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