COLONIZING CENTRAL KENTUCKY

DANIEL BOONE

• Daniel Boone was hired by the Transylvania Company in 1775
• His task was to blaze a trail into Central Kentucky
• On March 10, 1775, Boone and about 30 other men set out on a journey that changed America.

THE TRAIL

• The Wilderness Trail was over 200 miles long.
• It was used from 1775-1810.
• The wilderness trail was the path used by 300,000 settlers into Central Kentucky

SETTLEMENTS

• Boonesboro and the other settlements made in Kentucky were not comfortable.
• They had the bare minimum of everything.
• The cabins caught on fire very easily.
• Indian attacks were very common.
• They had to work hard to survive.
• They mostly ate meat and vegetables but on special occasions they had pies or other baked goods.

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