Daniel Boone

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Daniel Boone - Early American Pioneer

​First, what is a pioneer? A pioneer is a person who first settles in a new place.

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Daniel Boone was one of the most important pioneers in Kentucky.​

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What is a pioneer?

• a person who first settles a new place

• land that lies beyond settled areas

• a plan of government

Daniel was born in 1734 in Pennsylvania.

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His parents later moved to North Carolina.

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Where was Daniel born?

• Kentucky

• North Carolina

• Pennsylvania

​Daniel Boone knew how to live in the woods. His clothes were made from the dried skins of deer and he wore a coonskin cap on his head.

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What were Daniel Boone's clothing made from?

• dried skins of deer

• dried skins of racoon

• dried skins of buffalo

​Many people didn't want to move out west, they did not know how to get over the mountains.

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There were also unfriendly Indians and wild animals in the mountains too. ​

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Why couldn't the people move father west?

• They couldn't get over the mountains and unfriendly Indians and wild animals

• They didn't have enough carriages for everyone to ride in.

• They couldn't get over the mountains and wild animals.

​Daniel Boone was not afraid of the unfriendly Indians. He was not afraid of the wild animals in the woods either.

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Was Daniel Boone afraid of the Indians?

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Tell me why you think he was or wasn't afraid of them.

​Daniel Boone found a safe way to go over the mountains. Then the people in their wagons followed Daniel Boone's trail. This way is called the Cumberland Gap. We still use it today when we drive our cars over those mountains.

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What is the name of the trail Daniel Boone traveled on?

• Cumberland Gap

• Daniel Boone Parkway

• Cumberland Falls