The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen Into the Wilderness Quiz

What was Daniel Boone doing in the Kentucky Territory?

• Exploring new lands for settlement

• Hunting and fur trapping

• Leading a military expedition

• Searching for gold

What did the term 'buck' originally refer to?

• The value of a deer hide

• A type of knife used by frontiersmen

• A young male horse

• A form of currency in the colonies

Who was the Shawnee Tribe hunting?

• Settlers from North Carolina

• British soldiers

• Daniel Boone

• Other Native American tribes

What year did North Carolina become one of the 13 British colonies?

• 1765

• 1773

• 1750

• 1781

Who bought nearly the whole area of modern Kentucky?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Richard Henderson

• Ben Franklin

What was Daniel Boone's task to work off his debt?

• Blaze a trail into the Kentucky wilderness

• Serve in the British Army

• Work in a hard labor camp

• Teach navigation to settlers

What year did the battles of Lexington and Concord erupt?

• 1776

• 1783

• 1765

• 1775

What was Boone's daughter, Jemima, skilled in?

• Cooking

• Marksmanship and woodswoman skills

• Map making

• Negotiating with Native Americans

What did Boone and his men need to make before winter?

• A boat for river travel

• Weapons

• Salt

• A new settlement

What was the outcome of Boone running the gauntlet?

• He escaped

• He was severely injured

• He was taken to Fort Detroit

• He earned the respect of Blackfish