Canals Interactive Quiz

Select the three canals that connect the Great Lakes to the Ohio River.
1. Louisville & Portland Canal
2. Union Canal
3. Miami & Erie Canal
4. Delaware & Raritan Canal
5. Ohio & Erie Canal
6. Wabash & Erie Canal
7. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
8. Schuykill Canal
9. Champlain Canal
Canals were ---- rivers.
1. deep
2. wide
3. manmade
The ---- Canal ran from Albany to Lake Erie.
1. Erie
2. Delaware
3. Ohio
4. Chesapeake
The Erie Canal was ---- miles long.
1. 50
2. 154
3. 280
4. 363
5. 467
6. 555
The price of carrying goods from Buffalo to New York City dropped from $100 to ---- after the Erie Canal was built.
1. $80
2. $8
3. $24
4. $56
Which canal is the farthest east?
1. Pennsylvania & Ohio
2. Chesapeake & Ohio
3. Wabash & Erie
Which canal is the farthest west?
1. Pennsylvania & Ohio
2. Chesapeake & Ohio
3. Wabash & Erie

American History 1785 - 1849