Page 1 of 2 Who Was ? Sydelle Kramer

1. Where did Daniel Boone like to nap before he died at the age of 85? He would take naps in his coffin. 2. What illness did Daniel come down with when he was five and why? Daniel did not want to be stuck in his house, so he purposely became ill with smallpox. 3. When on a trip Daniel would dry what by the fire? He would dry his moccasins. 4. What did Daniel and John pass through when they followed the Great Warrior’s path into ? They passed through the . The Cumberland Gap was a narrow notch right through the . 5. What happened when Daniel killed a bear the first time? He forgot to watch his family’s cow herd. 6. After he and his family moved to , how did Daniel almost die? He fell through ice on the river. 7. What happened when Daniel ran the gauntlet for the ? He was hit with sticks and clubs while running between the braves. When he reached the end, he ran directly into the warrior at the end and knocked him over. He made it through and became an honorary brave. 8. How did the braves try to get in the fort during the siege of Boonesborough? They tried to tunnel into the fort. 9. Why wouldn’t Rebecca dance with Daniel when he returned home from Kentucky? She did not recognize him with his filthy clothes, his beard and long hair a mess. 10. What was the nickname for Daniel Boone’s rifle? He nicknamed his rifle Ticklicker, because one settler claimed Daniel was so sharp a shot, he could shoot tick off a bear’s nose three hundred feet away. 11. Why did Daniel and other men from Boonesborough go to the ? They needed salt for the meat, so it would not go bad. They had very little food at this time during the winter. 12. What did Daniel like to do by the campfire when he wasn’t hunting? Although he never went to school he had learned to read. He liked to read by the campfire. Usually he would read the , a history book, or Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. 13. What are TRACES? TRACES are trails made by the buffalo. 14. When did Daniel begin to wear buckskin clothes? The were friendly with the Indians from the Delaware tribe. The braves showed him how to survive in the forest (stay warm in the snow, best cook fresh meat) and to respect all the natural world. He began to were them because he wanted to be a man of the woods. 15. What did Daniel do right after his wife, Rebecca, died? He sat alone in the fields with his rifle for weeks. Page 2 of 2 Who Was Daniel Boone? Sydelle Kramer 16. What happened to Daniel on his trek to ? He found that Florida was a land of swamps and insects. He got lost and needed to be rescued by Indians. 17. Why did the Shawnee think that John and Daniel were thieves? ’s king made a treaty with the Shawnee. The king of England promised that the settlers would not move beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Daniel and John were trespassing on Shawnee hunting grounds. 18. How did the Shawnee try to defeat Boonesborough? Did it work? The Shawnee tried to set the fort on fire with burning arrows. The settlers were running low on water trying to put out the fires. The Shawnee also began digging tunnels to try to get into the fort. The settlers were finally safe when it began to rain. The rain put out the fires and made the tunnels collapse. 19. Why were General Braddock’s British army easily defeated? The soldiers attacked in lines while wearing bright blue or red uniforms. 20. What did the Boonesborough settlers agree to with Blackfish? They said they would stop crossing the . They would also have to join the side of the British in the Revolution. The settlers pretended to agree. 21. What were the Quakers against that Daniel and Rebecca continued to do? Quakers were against owning slaves. 22. Who was Jemima and what did she do to help Daniel find her? Jemima was Daniel’s daughter. She was captured with other girls by Indian braves. She tore off pieces of her skirt and left a trail for Daniel to follow. 23. Where did Daniel and Rebecca live when they were first married? They lived in a cabin with a dirt floor in . 24. Why did Squire move his family to when Daniel was young? The area where they were living was crowded. He also had a falling-out with the Quakers. He moved south where the land was fertile and cheap. 25. What did Daniel help build before pioneers came to Kentucky? He help to build the . 26. Why was Daniel sued when he worked as a surveyor? Clients said he did not measure land properly. 27. What did Rebecca do when the family moved to Limestone? She ran a tavern. 28. What is a LEAN-TO? A LEAN-TO is a three-sided shelter. 29. How did the Shawnee brave vote for mercy for Daniel and the men? They passed around a painted wooden club.