As you saw and read on the previous screens, the Erie Canal changed life for people in several regions of the country. In this activity, you will sort information on a concept map according to how each of three regions was affected by the construction of the Erie Canal. You may want to watch the video again or review the passage before doing the activity (see below).
Click below to begin the activity.
You may want to watch the video again (see below) or reread How the Erie Canal Changed America.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
The Effects of the Erie Canal