
Heading West with William Bean and Boone
Authored by Shea Arnold
English
3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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."
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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."
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Daniel Boone founded the town of _____, one of the first American settlements in Kentucky
Nashville
Boonesborough
Kentucky
Tennessee
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
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