WorksheetsHistory of Buffalo
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False? The city of Buffalo got its name because it was named after the wild buffalo that used to roam in the area.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The War of 1812 was fought between which two countries?
a)
America and Britain
b)
America and Canada
c)
America and France
d)
America and Mexico
3.
Who assassinated William McKinley?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
DeWitt Clinton
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Leon Czolgosz
4.
Who was the person that came up with the idea for the Erie Canal?
a)
George McClure
b)
Leon Czolgosz
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
DeWitt Clinton
5.
What was the main reason for Buffalo's decline?
a)
The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
b)
The War of 1812
c)
The execution of Leon Czolgosz
d)
The opening of the Erie Canal
6.
Where did Buffalo's first settlers come from?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
7.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
The Americans
b)
The Native Americans
c)
The British
d)
No one
8.
What year was the Pan-American Exposition?
a)
1813
b)
1817
c)
1901
d)
1959
9.
True or False? There are less people living in Buffalo, NY now than in the year 1900.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
How long did it take to build the Erie Canal?
a)
25 years
b)
8 years
c)
10 years
d)
5 years
11.
Which group of people were already in Buffalo when the settlers arrived in the mid 1700s?
a)
The French
b)
The British
c)
The Native Americans
d)
The African Americans
12.
Which one of these buildings was NOT left standing after the War of 1812 and the burning of Buffalo?
a)
City Hall
b)
Margaret St. John's house
c)
David Reese's blacksmith shop
d)
the stone jail
13.
Which group of people helped build the Erie Canal?
a)
French immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
c)
Asian immigrants
d)
Canadian immigrants
14.
How long did the War of 1812 last?
a)
12 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
3 years
15.
What were America and Britain fighting over in the War of 1812?
a)
The British wanted to end slavery and the American's did not want to.
b)
The British wanted to control the Erie Canal.
c)
The Americans wanted free trade with France and the British were stealing American ships, goods, and soldiers.
d)
The Americans wanted to show the British that they were the best country in the world.
16.
What was one reason why people started moving out of Buffalo in the late 1900s?
a)
The British set the city on fire and only 3 buildings were left.
b)
Businesses closed and many people lost their jobs.
c)
It was too cold.
d)
People did not like being so close to Canada.
17.
What American soldier set the Canadian town of Newark, now known as Niagara on the Lake, on fire in 1813?
a)
Leon Czolgosz
b)
DeWitt Clinton
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
George McClure
18.
What is the Erie Canal?
a)
A waterway that connects the Pacific Ocean to the Hudson River
b)
A waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the St. Lawrence River
c)
A waterway that connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes
d)
A waterway that connect the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes
19.
What is one of Buffalo's nicknames?
a)
Degiyahgo
b)
Beau Fleuve
c)
City of Light
d)
New York City
20.
What year did Buffalo become a city?
a)
1901
b)
1832
c)
1959
d)
1760
21.
What was the Pan-American Exposition?
a)
A parade
b)
A new invention so people could cook food indoors
c)
A movie
d)
A world's fair
22.
Why was Buffalo one of the first U.S. cities to have electricity?
a)
Nearby Niagara Falls produced hydroelectric power
b)
Benjamin Franklin was born in Buffalo
c)
It was one of the darkest cities in America
d)
The Erie Canal produced hydroelectric power
23.
Why was the Erie Canal successful?
a)
It helped get rid of trees.
b)
It brought new fish to Buffalo.
c)
It moved goods easier, faster, and cheaper.
d)
It helped produce hydroelectric power.
24.
Who was President of the United States at the start of the Pan-American Exposition?
a)
DeWitt Clinton
b)
William McKinley
c)
John Milburn
d)
Leon Czolgosz
25.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about Theodore Roosevelt?
a)
He was President of the United States.
b)
He was the only President to be sworn in at a site that is not and never was the capital.
c)
He was the first President of the United States.
d)
He was the youngest President ever.
26.
What happened to Leon Czolgosz after the Pan-American Exposition?
a)
He died of gangrene.
b)
He was executed in the electric chair.
c)
He went to jail for 50 years.
d)
He became President of the United States.
27.
Who was Degiyahgoh?
a)
The mayor of Buffalo
b)
The man who assassinated William McKinley
c)
The man who came up with the idea of the Erie Canal
d)
The Native American that fished and guarded Buffalo's creek
28.
What does beau fleuve mean?
a)
Beautiful river
b)
Buffalo
c)
Bow tie
d)
French man
29.
What ended the War of 1812?
a)
The burning of Buffalo
b)
The start of the Pan-American Expositon
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
d)
1813
30.
What did Joseph Dart invent that helped make Buffalo one the of world's largest grain ports?
a)
The electric chair
b)
A 10-foot wide tow path along the Erie Canal
c)
Cheerios
d)
grain elevators
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