Erie Canal

A channel that is dug across land and filled with water is a ?

• viaduct
• channel
• canal
• ditch

Who thought of the idea of the Erie Canal?

• Ben Franklin
• DeWitt CLinton
• Harry Potter
• Jimmy Carter

The Erie Canal was dug entirely by hand and with the use of gunpowder explosives.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which group of people helped build the Erie Canal?

• the French immigrants
• the Irish immigrants
• the Dutch immigrants
• the Polish immigrants

Which of the following was the biggest geological problem facing the crews digging the canal?

• a wall of solid quartz, 60 feet high

• a wall of solid iron ore, 60 feet high

• a wall of solid limestone, 60 feet high

• a wall of solid volcanic rock, 60 feet high

The Erie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean to the 

• Pacific ocean
• Panama canal 
• Great Lakes
• Lynwood pool

How long was the Erie Canal?

• over 300 miles

• less than 200 miles

• 8 years long

• more than 400 miles

How did the Erie Canal get its name?

• it was spooky

• it was named after the person who constructed it, Harry Erie

• it was named for Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes

• it was named for the river north of New York City

When was the Erie Canal completed?

• 1821

• 1817

• 1925

• 1825

The Erie Canal's route goes through _______

• New York

• Indiana

• Michigan