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What problems did workers on the Erie Canal have to solve?
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June 18, 2014 8:14PM
trees fell and new yorke was not flat
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What problems did workers other Erie canal have to solve?
fallen trees,swamps and also new york WAS NOT FLAT
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Where would you find a list of workers on the boat working on the erie canal?
You might try contacting the Erie Canal Museum.
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What were the two main problems that workers had in digging the Erie Canal?
The two problems were that it took 8 years to build it and the
workers did not have the kinds of machines we have today . They
used picks and shovels. And the workers were paid about 80 cents a
day to a dollar a day..
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How did the Erie Canal help Chicago and Cleveland?
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cities like Cleveland and Chicago. Some of the workers of the Erie
Canal also worked on canals in Ohio and the Illinois Michigan canal
near Chicago.
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What are the disadvantages of the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal, had 1,000 deaths from its 50,000 workers. Some
died from disease from swampy terrain, or careless use of gunpowder
while blasting. Others died of drowning or canal collapses which
buried workers under tons of rubble.
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How did the Erie Canal get its name?
The Erie Canal got its name from Lake Erie which is where the
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Is true that the Erie Canal joined Lake Erie with the Ohio River?
No the Erie Canal did NOT join with the Ohio River. All of the
Erie Canal is inside of New York state. The Erie & Ohio Canal,
the Erie & Wabash Canal, and the Miami &Erie Canal all
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What did the Erie Canal connect?
The Erie canal connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
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What countrydid one have of the workes on the eriel canal come from?
One half of the workers on the Erie Canal came from Ireland,
specifically Northern Ireland.
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What did the Erie Canal connected with?
The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River at Albany with Lake
Erie.
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When was the Erie Canal built?
Construction on the Erie Canal was from 1817 to 1825.
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How many aqueducts were on the Erie Canal?
There were 18 aqueducts on the Erie Canal.
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Who built the Erie Canal?
Dewitt Clinton made the Erie canal possible by helping fund it.
Irish immigrants built the Erie canal.
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Erie Canal connects to what body of water?
The Erie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Erie.
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What did the Erie Canal connected Albany on the Hudson with?
The Erie Canal connected Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo.
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What lake was the location of the first canal built in the US?
Lake Erie. The canal was named the Erie Canal.
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What is the difference of Erie Canal and Lake Erie?
Lake Erie is the second smallest of the great lakes and one of
the largest lakes in North America. The Erie Canal is a canal that
connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River.