Erie Canal 1.0

Who thought of the idea of the Erie Canal?

• Ben Franklin
• DeWitt CLinton
• George Washington

• Abigail Adams

What is the name of the
man-made waterway that connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River
and then to the Atlantic Ocean

• Panama Canal
• Buffalo River
• Niagara Falls
• Erie Canal

What is the canal like now?

• used for recreational boating

• it was entirely removed

• has sea monsters

• it is a high speed railway

Did immigrants work on the Erie Canal?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following cities are located on the Erie Canal

• Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany

• Boston, New York City, Binghamton

• New Orleans, San Francisco, Concord

What impact did the Erie Canal have on the cost to ship goods?

• The Erie Canal was cheaper to ship goods on

• The Erie Canal was more expensive to ship goods on

• The Erie Canal was the same cost to ship goods on

What impact did the Erie Canal have on the time to ship goods?

• The Erie Canal was hard to ship goods on

• The Erie Canal was slower to ship goods on

• The Erie Canal was faster to ship goods on

What was the pattern of population in upstate NY after the Erie Canal was built?

• 80% of the population was within 25 miles of the canal

• very few people lived within 25 miles of the canal

• the terrain the canal passed through is still wilderness

• The canal became an urban strip with 95% of the population of NY within 25 miles

Because of the Erie Canal, what American city became the major financial center of America?

• New York City.
• Binghamton 

• Troy

• Detroit.

What major industry ruined the canal industry?

• Textile.
• Railroad. 
• Airplane.
• Plantation Cash Crops.