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Boone is most famous for exploring what modern day Midwestern state in which he established his famous settlement in the late 1770's?
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
West Virginia
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The land of modern day Kentucky was a part of the territory of what state when Daniel Boone explored it?
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Georgia
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What town, also called Boone's Station, was the settlement established by Daniel Boone and his compatriots when they settled in Kentucky in the late 1770s?
Boonesborough
Boonesburgh
Boonesville
Booneston
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In 1769, Boone discovered what famous passage through the Appalachian Mountains that helped him take his troupe through to the Midwest?
Roderick's Vale
Foster's Pass
The Cape of Lodin
Cumberland Gap
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How many terms did Daniel Boone serve in the Virginia General Assembly?
Three
Four
Two
One
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Boone's parents originally came to the United States to escape persecution because they were which of the following?
Quakers
Methodists
Catholics
Puritans
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In the battle known as the Siege of Boonesborough, Daniel Boone and his men repelled an attack from what Native American tribe?
Iroquois
Shawnee
Cherokee
Lakota-Sioux
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Daniel Boone was adopted by what famous Shawnee Chief as an honorary son?
Blackhoof
Samson
Blackfish
Little Turtle
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What Shawnee name was Boone given when he was adopted into the tribe?
Seven Stones
Deer King
Withered Elm
Big Turtle
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As a bit of trivia, Daniel Boone never wore a raccoon skin cap even though that was a part of his legend. Instead, he wore a cap made of what animal's pelt?
Muskrat
Beaver
Cougar
Bobcat
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In 1782, Daniel Boone and his men in the Revolutionary War lost which of the following crucial battles against the Shawnee?
The Battle of Skinner's Peak
The Battle of Linen Falls
The Battle of Curso
The Battle of Blue Licks
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In 1799, Boone moved to what modern day state where he would spend the rest of his life?
Montana
South Dakota
Missouri
Arkansas
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What famous biographer helped establish Daniel Boone's legacy by publishing his adventures in 1784?
Kendel Norris
John Filson
Peter Wyz
Louis M'ontieur
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.