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Exploration of Kentucky

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a proclamation?

a)

to proclaim something, or an order from a leader

b)

a gift of land

c)

a sudden change

d)

land ruled by the king

2.

What is a pioneer?

a)

a population count

b)

a volunteer army

c)

a friend in a war

d)

a person who settles in a new place

3.

What happened in the French and Indian War?

a)

British settlers left KY

b)

France lost and gave up its claim to KY

c)

Natives stopped attacking settlers

4.

Who was Daniel Boone?

a)

A strong leader who lead early settlers through the Cumberland Gap

b)

A British Soldier

c)

A man that lost his son and daughter to the Natives

d)

The first KY president

5.

How did the Cumberland Gap promote the settlement of KY?

a)

Settlers did not want to go through the Cumberland Gap

b)

It was very difficult to get through the Cumberland Gap

c)

It provided an easy route from VA to KY between the mountains

6.

Who was Kentucky's first Governor?

a)

Isaac Shelby

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Joe Biden

7.

What was the Revolutionary War?

a)

A war between the Natives and the British

b)

A war between the French and British

c)

A war between the Colonists and the British over North American land

8.

Who helped the British in the Revolutionary War?

a)

The Natives

b)

The French

c)

The Colonists

d)

The Islanders

9.

Why did new settlers come to KY after the war?

a)

The King wanted them to

b)

People loved the land

c)

soldiers were given land grants for fighting

d)

People herd about our soil

10.

What was the first permanent European settlement in KY? Hint! It is a fort.

a)

Harrodsburg

b)

Logans Station

c)

Lexington

11.

Who was Kentucky's first teacher?

a)

Simon Kenton

b)

Ann McGinty

c)

Jane Coomes

d)

Stephanie Caton

12.

How did MOST early Kentucky pioneers earn a living?

a)

joining the army

b)

working a job

c)

trading

d)

farming

13.

How did different groups of people affect KY's development as a frontier land?

a)

early settlers loved working all of the time

b)

early settlements were built around forts to protect settlers from Native attacks

c)

Early settlers relied on the King to provide for their needs

d)

Early settlers constantly fought in battles to protect their land

14.

What does the word democracy mean?

a)

where people make decisions themselves by voting for representatives

b)

Ruled by a King

c)

Rules made only by leaders

d)

A set of guidlines

15.

Why did Kentucky need to write a second constitution?

a)

To give the governor all the power

b)

To give the people more power, and the governor less power

c)

To help people move to Kentucky

16.

Why did Kentucky write its first constitution? PICK 2!

a)

To break away from Virginia

b)

To join the United States

c)

To fight against the Natives

d)

To build more forts