Niagara Falls Documentary Questions
1. There are many true stories of the men and women whose live are forever connected to the falls and their power. Name two of these individuals and what they did.
2. In 1678, Father Louis Hennepin, a French cleric and explorer, became the first white man to see the falls. What was his reaction to them?
3. What help did he receive in reaching the falls?
4. Known only the Native Americans for centuries, Niagara Falls were thought to be a mythological place to the outside world. According to Rick HIll, a Tuscarora, the Native Americans, the British and French viewed nature differently. Explain this difference.
5. Discuss the origin of Niagara. How is it connected to the Great Lakes? How are the falls divided? (Please answer in a small paragraph with at least five sentences.)
6. How did the growth of tourism impact Niagara Falls in the 1800's? In what way did they "help" the Native Americans of the region?
7. Who is Frederick Edwin Church and why is he so important?
8. In addition to the writers, painters, and photographers, other people sought fame and adventure at the Falls--the wire walkers. Who were the two most famous wire-walkersand what was their relationship to each other?
9. discus the important of Frederick Law Olmstead to Niagara Falls.
10. Ironically, the very act that protected the falls ushered in development of hydroelectric power there and helped to make i the "electrical mecca of the world" in the 1890's. What role did men such as Thomas Edison, Thomas Evershed, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse play in this development?
11. What famous brand name of cereal is connected to Niagara Falls? How? Why did the company choose to move there?
12. How has Niagara Falls influenced popular culture in the US and Canada?
2. In 1678, Father Louis Hennepin, a French cleric and explorer, became the first white man to see the falls. What was his reaction to them?
3. What help did he receive in reaching the falls?
4. Known only the Native Americans for centuries, Niagara Falls were thought to be a mythological place to the outside world. According to Rick HIll, a Tuscarora, the Native Americans, the British and French viewed nature differently. Explain this difference.
5. Discuss the origin of Niagara. How is it connected to the Great Lakes? How are the falls divided? (Please answer in a small paragraph with at least five sentences.)
6. How did the growth of tourism impact Niagara Falls in the 1800's? In what way did they "help" the Native Americans of the region?
7. Who is Frederick Edwin Church and why is he so important?
8. In addition to the writers, painters, and photographers, other people sought fame and adventure at the Falls--the wire walkers. Who were the two most famous wire-walkersand what was their relationship to each other?
9. discus the important of Frederick Law Olmstead to Niagara Falls.
10. Ironically, the very act that protected the falls ushered in development of hydroelectric power there and helped to make i the "electrical mecca of the world" in the 1890's. What role did men such as Thomas Edison, Thomas Evershed, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse play in this development?
11. What famous brand name of cereal is connected to Niagara Falls? How? Why did the company choose to move there?
12. How has Niagara Falls influenced popular culture in the US and Canada?