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1 Name_____3 Remedia Publications Daily Comprehension ActivitiesDANIEL BOONE (1734-1820) NOVEMBER 2On November 2, 1734, in a log cabin located near the present-day city of Reading, Pennsylvania, DANIEL BOONE was born. He became known as one of the most famous pioneers in American was BOONE who explored the unknown lands of Kentucky, and he led many settlers into that state. It was his leadership and knowledge of the wilderness and of Indians that made him so was hired by Richard Henderson, who had bought land from the Indians. It was BOONE s job to clear a road so settlers could reach those lands in Kentucky. This road became known as the Wilderness Road. It passed through the Cumberland Mountains. At the end of this road, BOONE built a settlement he called Boonesborough. The fort he built was located near the present-day city of was captured by Native Americans several times.

2 One time while he was held prisoner, BOONE heard that the Native Americans were planning to attack Boonesborough. He escaped and traveled for days in order to warn the settlement of the , DANIEL BOONE lost land that he thought was his. In Kentucky, he tried to sell land to which he did not have a legal title. In Missouri, the United States government purchased land that the Spanish had given to 1814, the United States government, knowing that BOONE was without land, gave back some of the land he had owned in BOONE died in 1820, at the age of 86. He is buried with his wife, Rebecca, in Frankfort, 31/5/09 2:30:09 PM4 Daily Comprehension Activities Remedia PublicationsName_____Research: Find the word pioneer in a dictionary. Write its : 1. The Wilderness Road passed through the _____ Mountains. 6. BOONE 's wife s was named _____.

3 7. BOONE was born in the state of _____. 8. BOONE explored the unknown lands of The _____ Road was built by BOONE was hired by a man named Richard _____ to explore : 2. Boonesborough was near the present-day city of _____. 3. BOONE built the settlement he called _____. 4. The city in which DANIEL and Rebecca are buried is _____. 5. The government purchased land that the _____ had given to BOONE . 9. BOONE owned land in Kentucky and BOONE was a famous 41/5/09 2:30:09 PMDaily Reading Activities: Fall126 Remedia PublicationsName Main Idea1. This story mainly tells about a famous American pioneer. about a United States senator. about settlers in When and where was DANIEL BOONE born? 3. What is the name of the settlement BOONE built? 4. In what two states did BOONE lose land that he thought was his?

4 Locating the Answer5. Write the sentence that tells what BOONE did when he heard Native Americans were planning to attack Boonesborough. Vocabulary6. In this story, what does the word pioneer mean? somebody who is one of the fi rst people to settle in a territory somebody who starts a new way of doing things somebody who is able to survive in bad conditions Cause and Effect7. What did BOONE do so that settlers could reach land in Kentucky? Conclusion8. From this story, you can tell that good things always happened to BOONE . BOONE helped settle part of the United States. BOONE did not like BooneNOVEMBER2 Daily Comp - 1261/28/08 11:42:30 AMDaniel BOONE (November 2) Answer Key PG 4 Across: 1) Cumberland 6) Rebecca 7) Pennsylvania 8) Kentucky 11) Wilderness 12) Henderson Down: 2) Lexington 3) Boonesborough 4) Frankfort 5) Spanish 9) Missouri 10) Pioneer Research: A pioneer is someone who first enters or settles a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.

5 PG 126 1) a 2) November 2, 1734 near present-day Reading, Pennsylvania 3) Boonesborough 4) Kentucky, Missouri 5) He escaped and traveled for days in order to warn the settlement of the attack. 6) a 7) cleared roads 8) b Performance Objective Correlations: Choose the correct meaning/definition Demonstrate understanding of words and ideas Draw conclusions Expand vocabulary Find relevant facts Identify the main idea Locate the answer Read for details Understand cause and effect Understand the meaning of words and ideas Use dictionary skills Use reference sources