Choose the correct order of events.

Revolution, War of 1812, work begins on canal

The Erie Canal was important because....

It made New York City a powerful center of trade.

What does the "Wedding of the Waters" represent?

The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean.

What was the purpose of the Erie Canal?

To carry goods from New York City to Buffalo.

Why were mules important on the Erie Canal?

Mules were needed to pull the barges along the canal.

Which was an effect of the Erie Canal?

Some goods dropped in price 95%.

Which is the correct way a lock works?

A boat sails into a lock, gates close and water fills it.

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1
Choose the correct order of events.
Civil War, Revolution, War of 1812, Canal opens
Revolution, War of 1812, work begins on canal
Revolutionary War, Canal pays for itself, War of 1812
Work begins on the canal, War of 1812, Revolutionary War
2
Choose the correct order of cities a boat would pass through on its way to Buffalo from Albany.
Utica, Rochester, Buffalo, Lockport
Buffalo, Lockport, Utica
Utica, Lockport, Buffalo
Buffalo, Albany, Utica
3
The Erie Canal was important because....
No one had ever tried it before.
...no one called Governor Clinton a ditchdigger anymore.
People wrote songs about it.
It made New York City a powerful center of trade.
4
What does the "Wedding of the Waters" represent?
Robert Fulton's steamboat and the Erie Canal were partners.
Someone got married on the Erie Canal
The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean.
The canal driver's relationship to his mule.
5
What was the purpose of the Erie Canal?
To carry goods from New York City to Buffalo.
To carry passengers from Albany to Buffalo.
To drain water from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Erie.
To wed the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Erie.
6
Choose the word that fits:The act of trying new ways to manufacture, sell or ship goods.
engagement
entrepreneurship
economy
energy
7
Which of these is a city along the canal?
Binghamton
Erie, Pa.
Jamestown
Lockport
8
Why were mules important on the Erie Canal?
Mules carried the loads.
Mules warned of danger.
Mules were needed to pull the barges along the canal.
They weren't important.
9
Which was an effect of the Erie Canal?
Railroads became less important.
People began settling the Adirondacks.
Some goods dropped in price 95%.
Canalside in Buffalo was abandoned for many years.
10
Which is the correct way a lock works?
A set of water stairs is used.
A boat is lifted and locked into place by a crane.
A conveyor belt
A boat sails into a lock, gates close and water fills it.

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