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A. Exploring Boundaries The early exploration/European explorers of Kentucky Regional names: Bluegrass, Western & Eastern Coalfields, Pennyroyal (AKA Pennyrile), Jackson Purchase (as Native American property), "Walker's Line," Virginia, Kentucky County (1776), Fincastle County (pre-1775) Important People/Organizations/Concepts: Chief Black Fish, Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, Chief Cornstalk, John Filson, Christopher Gist, Simon Kenton, Dr. Thomas Walker, Shawnee, Long Hunters B. Claiming Kentucky Focus on early attempts for control of Kentucky region, including surveys, land companies, battles, laws, and treaties Early interactions/Clashes with Native Americans/French Important People/Organizations: Boone, Capt. Thomas Bullitt, Chief Cornstalk, Chief Oconostota, Dragging Canoe, Gist, James Harrod, Richard Henderson, Walker, Cherokee, Iroquois, Shawnee, Transylvania Company Important Places/Events: Bluegrass Region, Boonesborough, Cave Gap (AKA Cumberland Gap), Falls of Ohio, Harrodstown (AKA Harrodsburg), Transylvania Colony, Wilderness Road, Treaty of Paris (1763), Proclamation of 1763, Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768), Lord Dunmore’s War, Treaty of Camp Charlotte (1774), Treaty of Sycamore Shoals (1775), Land Act of 1779 C. Life in "Paradise" Everyday life of early settlers, focusing on cultural & economic aspects Transportation methods/routes & why they settled where they did Negotiating with friendly ∓ hostile Native Americans Important People/Organizations: Chief Black Fish, Boone family, James Harrod, Mary Ingles, Benjamin Logan, Shawnee Important Places/Concepts: Boonesborough, Cumberland Gap, Harrodsburg, Ohio River, St. Asaph’s (AKA Logan’s Fort), Wilderness Road, "Eden of the West," forts, land grants, settlements Important Events: Lord Dunmore’s War, Battle of Point Pleasant (1774), Siege of Boonesborough (1778), Battle at Blue Licks (1782), "Year of Blood" (1782) |