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