Heading West with William Bean and Boone

The biography about William Bean helps us understand his personality. Select the character trait that does NOT describe William Bean.

• brave and courageous

• adventurous and curious

• hard worker

• afraid to try something new

The term "long hunters" means that...

• these men would be gone a long time on expeditions

• these men hunted very large animals and needed long weapons

• these men carried long bows and arrows for hunting

• these men could go a long time without eating or drinking

Select the excerpt that describes how Bean and Boone encouraged others to move farther west with them.

• "Life was hard for these early settlers."

• "They were called long hunters because they were gone for so long on their expeditions."

• "Here, they built a log cabin that would be used as an inn for settlers and other long hunters heading further west."

• "These Cherokee did not want the white settlers on their land."

Select the sentence from Boone’s biography that shows how he encouraged settlers to move farther west.

• "In the 1700s, much of Tennessee and Kentucky was grown up in tall trees and brush."

• "He would show other men the best routes to take."

• "After the war, he worked as a merchant and as a surveyor."

• "Nathan Boone, his son, was the first white man born in Kentucky."

How did Daniel Boone become an expert on land and territory west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Boone learned everything he knew from William Bean. Bean was almost like a teacher to Boone.

• Boone went to school and studied maps that earlier explorers had drawn of the land. He became an expert.

• As a young man, he hunted a lot. This helped him learn the land.

• As a young man, he was taken by American Indians and lived with them for many years. This taught him about the land.

Daniel Boone founded the town of _____, one of the first American settlements in Kentucky

• Nashville

• Boonesborough

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

Read the following excerpt from the article about Thomas Sharp “Bigfoot” Spencer: “The deeds and exploits of many of the early long hunters and fur trappers that settled and explored the wilderness west of the Appalachians have become a thing of legend.”

According to the examples in the article, what is a legend?

• A story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proven to be true.

• A very large person, usually a man.

• A story about how America was found and settled.

• A story that is completely true and based on facts from history.

Which of the following sentences about Thomas Sharp “Bigfoot” Spencer seems like it might be an exaggeration?

• He was the biggest man in the area

• He could outrun a deer

• He caught a bear with his bare hands

• He was known for his strength