After lunch, we will study a new chapter each class period. Here is the rubric for choosing your grade for this assignment. There will be 3 tasks available for each chapter. The tasks are not group assignments, but are structured to build each student's skills. To be blunt, answers must be your own work and not copied. First, read the chapter and answer the comprehension questions. 60%
Second, write a summary of the chapter following the guidelines. 20%. Third, create 5 questions about the chapter you are curious about. Information you want to know more about. 20%.
Ch 6 Canal Fever
questions due today
1. Which two rivers would be easiest to connect? And what would that accomplish? 2pts
2. Congress offered the states free "right of way" through public lands. Why was this a "bonanza" to midwest states but not the east states? 2 pts
3. Explain how Indiana got into debt connecting Lafayette to Terre Haute?2pts
4. Why was an artificial canal built from Terre Haute to Evansville instead of using the wabash river? 3 reasons, 1 pt each
5. When the state ran out of money to finish the canal coming into Evansville, how was the last mile built? 1 pt
6. How much was the canal used before it was closed? 1 pt
7. What transportation system replaced canals? 1 pt
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