Question #1

Which city was not a city along the Erie Canal?

a) Zanesville

b) Portsmouth

c) Kent

d) Lancaster

e) Chillicothe

Question #2

The canal was dug by hand by immigrants from France. True or False

a) True

b) False

c)

d)

e)

Question #3

Which state did NOT have a piece of the Erie Canal running through it?

a) New York

b) Ohio

c) Indiana

d) West Virginia

e)

Question #4

Passenger canal boats were called Packet Canal Boats. True or False

a) True

b) False

c)

d)

e)

Question #5

What was placed at the bottom of the canal to stop the water from leaking out of the canal?

a) grass

b) clay

c) old clothing

d) cement

e)

Question #6

How wide was the Erie Canal from bank to bank?

a) 30 feet wide

b) 50 feet wide

c) 25 feet wide

d) 40 feet wide

e)

Question #7

Why was the Erie Canal built?

a) to give jobs to poor immigrants

b) to transport people and allow goods from the east to be traded in the west

c) to connect cities in Ohio to cities in Wisconsin

d) to bring more people to the Midwest to increase population

e)

Question #8

The Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to the Scioto, Miami and Ohio Rivers. True or False

a) True

b) False

c)

d)

e)

Question #9

After the completion of the canal, who seemed to benefit the most from trading using the canal?

a) blacksmiths

b) bakers

c) teachers

d) farmers

e)

Question #10

Before the canal was built, how did most people travel?

a) Radio Flyer wagons

b) Conestoga wagons

c) station wagons

d) walking

e)

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