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Making a Difference
100

This man brought the Iron Horse to the United States. 

Peter Cooper

100

Canal connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie. 

Erie Canal

100

Year when the National Road was started. 

1811

100

human built waterway. 

canal

100

Who is this piece about?

Charles Childress

200

Governor of New York who wanted to link the Hudson River with Lake Erie.

DeWitt Clinton

200

Road that stretched from Maryland to Illinois.

National Road

200

Year in which the Clermont ran its first journey. 

1807

200

water elevator that moves boats to higher or lower levels.

lock

200

What lake was being cleaned?

Lake Pontchartrain

300

Inventor of the Steamboat. 

Robert Fulton

300

Country where the steam engine was originally developed. 

Scotland

300

Year in which a British inventor replaced horses with the "iron horse".

1829

300

a person who uses money to buy or make something that will make a profit.

investor

300

What is the name of the project?

Project FUR

400

Children's story character who shares a name with a steam engine. 

Tom Thumb

400

City in which a stagecoach company challenged the Tom Thumb to a race.

Baltimore

400

Year in which Peter Cooper brought the iron horse to the US

1830

400

A machine that uses the energy from steam to power its engine.

steam engine

400

What is the slogan that is stenciled on drain covers?

Dump No Waste - Drains to Lake

500

This man invented the cotton gin.

Eli Whitney

500
City in the US where many European immigrants traveled from to go west. 

New York City

500

Year in which the Erie Canal was finished. 

1825

500

a large, horse-drawn carriage that carried passengers, baggage, and mail. 

stagecoach

500

What is the problem of the story?

pollution

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