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Where the people who worked on the Erie Canal get paid to build it?
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∙ 6y ago
Yes the people were paid. However they were only paid 80 cents to a dollar a day and some whiskey.
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∙ 6y ago
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How many people did it take to build Erie canal?
Construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. At one time or another there were around 50,000 people who worked on the canal.
How many people built the Erie Canal?
It took eight years to build the Erie Canal.
What helped build the Erie canal?
money was sold to the government to help build the erie canal
How many years it toke to build Erie Canal?
It toke 8 years to build the Erie Canal.
Why is it important to build an Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was important to build because it aided trade and agriculture in the Midwest.
What took longer to build the Erie Canal or the Panama Canal?
The Erie Canal took 8 years. It took ten years to build the Panama Canal.
Why did men build the Panama Canal and Erie Canal?
to transport goods
How much did it costs to build the Erie Canal?
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.
How much money did cost to build the Erie canal?
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Erie Canal and it made that much back in two years.
Why do people celebrate the Erie Canal?
People celebrate the Erie because it was such hard work for the slaves building it so we celebrate how lucky we are to have those courageous people to build our Erie :) You can use my words 8*)
What tools were used to build the Erie Canal?
Stump pullers, shovels, and wheel barrows werer used to build the canal.
How did the Erie Canal help Chicago and Cleveland?
Many of the immigrants that traveled the Erie Canal ended up in 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.
