=The Leading Facts.= _1._ Boone loved the woods, crossed the
mountains into east Tennessee, and later went to Kentucky. _2._
He wintered alone in Kentucky; his brother returned home for
supplies. _3._ Boone built the "Wilderness Road," and also built
Fort Boonesboro. _4._ Boone took part in the War of the Revolution,
was captured by the Indians, carried to Detroit, but escaped. _5._
Years after his death his remains were taken to Frankfort, Kentucky.
_6._ John Sevier studied at Fredericksburg; fought Indians in the
Shenandoah. _7._ He went over to the settlement on the Watauga;
helped defend it against the Indians. _8._ Sevier helped win the
great victory at Kings Mountain. _9._ He was many times governor of
Tennessee.
_10._ George Rogers Clark loved the woods; was a surveyor and an
Indian fighter at twenty-one. _11._ Moved to Kentucky, saw men and
women scalped, and resolved to capture the British posts north
of the Ohio. _12._ Clark received permission from Patrick Henry,
collected his little army, and floated down the Ohio to the falls.
_13._ He drilled his men; set out for Kaskaskia, which he captured.
_14._ Clark marched for Vincennes through the drowned lands;
attacked and captured Vincennes. _15._ Clark was not rewarded
by the government, but the state of Indiana has erected a great
monument to his memory.
=Study Questions.= _1._ What did Boone do that was pioneer-like?
_2._ What was the country doing in 1760? _3._ Why did Boone wish to
leave North Carolina? _4._ What were the early names of Kentucky,
and what did these names mean? _5._ Tell the story of Boone's first
visit to Kentucky. _6._ Picture the capture and escape of Boone
and Stewart. _7._ Find the places on the map which are named on
Boone's Wilderness Road. _8._ Picture the scene in Boonesboro the
night of the capture of the girls and also their rescue and return
home. _9._ Go with Boone to Blue Licks and help make salt. _10._
Be captured, and tell of the long journey to Detroit, what you
saw there, and how and why Boone made his escape. _11._ Tell the
story of the last attack on Boonesboro. _12._ Why did Boone move to
Missouri?
_13._ What famous men went to school at Fredericksburg? _14._ What
famous men have lived a part of their time in the Shenandoah? _15._
What changed Sevier's career? _16._ Tell what happened to Sevier at
the siege of Fort Watauga. _17._ Why did Sevier leave Watauga, and
what sort of life did he lead on the Nolichucky? _18._ Tell of the
gathering of the clans, and picture the battle of Kings Mountain.
_19._ Why did the people of Tennessee love Sevier? _20._ Why was
the boy disappointed?
_21._ What were Clark's surroundings in boyhood? _22._ When was
he a scout? a leader in Kentucky? _23._ What made Clark learn
to hate the British? _24._ Tell the story of his secret. _25._
Picture the voyage to the falls of the Ohio. _26._ What did Clark
do here? _27._ Tell the story of events from the falls of the
Ohio till he reached Kaskaskia. _28._ Picture the scene of the
dance at Kaskaskia. _29._ What news did Clark give Father Gibault?
_30._ Where were the British, and what did they do? _31._ Picture
Clark's march to Vincennes. _32._ Be one of the soldiers of Clark
and tell what was seen, heard, and done the night of the attack on
Vincennes and the next day. _33._ Where was Clark's Grant? _34._
Why do we call Clark's conquest of Kaskaskia and Vincennes one of
the greatest events in American history? _35._ Where is a monument
erected to his memory? _36._ Find on the map the places mentioned
in the campaign.
=Suggested Readings.= DANIEL BOONE: Wright, _Children's Stories of
American Progress_, 1-40; Glascock, _Stories of Columbia_, 138-147;
Hart, _Camps and Firesides of the Revolution_, 101-116; McMurry,
_Pioneers of the Mississippi Valley_, 68-83.
JOHN SEVIER: Blaisdell and Ball, _Hero Stories from American
History_, 90-104; McMurry, _Pioneers of the Mississippi Valley_,
104-123; Phelan, _History of Tennessee_, 57-66, 241-257.
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK: McMurry, _Pioneers of the Mississippi Valley_,
124-149; Blaisdell and Ball, _Hero Stories from American History_,
1-17; Eggleston, _Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet_, 41-51;
Roosevelt, _The Winning of the West_, II, 31-85.