his actions during an expedition. Earlier that year, in 1778, Boone lead a handful of Boonesborough settlers on an expedition to acquire salt for their town. During the journey, Boone left the group to hunt for food and was captured by the British allied, Native American tribe called the Shawnee. After he was captured he learned that the Natives were going to attack his crew and his Kentucky settlement Boonesborough. To avoid bloodshed, he convinced his men to surrender as he knew they could not withstand
1. Daniel Boone was a 16 year-old boy who lived in Pennsylvania, which at the time still belonged to England. He always loved hunting and exploring. They moved to Yadkin Valley, in North Carolina. Daniel and a friend of his discussed over a campfire the beautiful land of Kentucky, and how it was full of rich farming soil and lots of deer, black bears, and other small animals for skin and food. They decided to travel there. Daniel brought 5 men with him to hunt and collect skins. One day while hunting
during an Indian attack. In 1776 I was captured by Shawnee Indians. I was adopted by Shawnee Chief, Blackfish and given the name Sheltowee, which means Big Turtle. I escaped the Shawnee to warn the settlers of Boonesborough of an impending attack. In September 1778, after an 11-day siege, despite being outnumbered, we defeated the Indians. In 1802 during a Spring hunt I was captured and briefly held by the Osage Indians.” I had to ask “How did you live with the constant threat of attack by the
settlement of what is now the state of Kentucky. Despite resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground, in 1775 Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky. There he founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone. It was the first day of May in 1769. Daniel