Niagara Falls Ch1-4

What did Roger Woodward do in the summer of 1960?

• He was "seized with horror" and dropped to his knees in fear.

• He became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls without protection.

• He went to live in a log cabin on Goat Island.

During a visit to Niagara Falls, how did Father Louis Hennepin feel?

• Excited and thrilled.

• "Seized with horror" and dropped to his knees in fear.

• Indifferent and bored.

• Happy and relaxed.

What challenging feat did the early European settlers accomplish at Niagara Falls?

• They swam across the Niagara River.

• They climbed the cliff wall.

• They managed to briefly go behind Niagara Falls.

• They flew over the falls in a helicopter.

Where did Francis Abbott live during his time near Niagara Falls?

• In a hotel overlooking the falls.

• In a tent by the river.

• In a log cabin on Goat Island.

• In a houseboat on the river.

Who was Augustus Porter?

• An American who bought much of the land on the American side of Niagara Falls.

• A French priest and explorer who first saw Niagara Falls in 1678.

• A Swedish man whose travel diary was published in 1751.

• A Canadian governor who built a ladder for his wife.

Why did Charles Ellet Jr. hold a kite-flying contest at Niagara Falls in 1848?

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  It was part of his plan to attract families with young children to his new hotel on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.

  
  

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  He wanted to study the wind patterns caused by the crashing water at Niagara Falls.

  
  

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  He wanted to pay tribute to the Hermit of Niagara, who often flew kites over Niagara Falls.

  
  

• It was part of his plan to be able to build a suspension bridge across the Whirlpool Rapids right near Niagara Falls.