The War Comes to Kentucky

Who built a stockade at Corn Island?

• George Rogers Clark

• Daniel Boone

• George Washington

• John Martin

Why did George Rogers Clark want to gather an army?

• to invade the British forts north of the Ohio River

• to invade the British forts south of the Ohio River

• to invade the Shawnee village

• to invade the French forts north of the Ohio River

Which of the below was NOT a reason that Corn Island vanished?

• Early builders took limestone from the island's shores and the island began to shrink

• Removing the rocks from the beaches killed the plants that grew there and erosion occurred.

• Workers began removing tons of rock from around the island to make cement and the island shrank even more.

• George Rogers Clark and his army set fire to island to keep the Shawnee from taking over the island when Clark and his men left.

What was built in the early 1900s that caused Corn Island to completely vanish?

• a large lake

• a dam

• a stockade

• a rock quarry

What was Corn Island known for?

• It was where the American Revolution first began.

• It was the first settlement in what is now known as the city of Louisville

• It was the location of the first fort built in Kentucky

• It was location where the first crop of corn was grown in Kentucky.

Who was the city of Louisville named after?

• King of France

• King of England

• King of Spain

• King of Virginia