Crossword about the Erie Canal I made. Have fun

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Across
  1. 4. The event where Clinton emptied a keg of Lake Erie water into the New York Harbor.
  2. 5. The number of years it took for the construction to be covered by the tolls.
  3. 7. The city next Lake Erie that the canal ran too.
  4. 9. The number of years it took to complete the canal.
  5. 10. These were fired in succession in the opening of the canal.
Down
  1. 1. These mountains were the biggest obstacle to the west for New York.
  2. 2. The group who opposed the canal and blocked the idea of bonds.
  3. 3. What financing method was originally proposed to the NY legislature to pay for construction.
  4. 4. This device saw a major improvement.
  5. 6. Called the idea of Federal Funding for the canal “a little short of madness”.
  6. 8. The capital city in New York that the canal ran too.