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A. 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: Daniel Boone, Capt. Thomas Bullitt, Chief Cornstalk, Chief Oconostota, Dragging Canoe, Christopher Gist, James Harrod, Richard Henderson, Thomas 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 B. Settling Paradise Everyday life for early KY settlers, focusing on cultural aspects Transportation methods/routes & why they settled where they did Interactions with Native Americans Important People/Organizations: Chief Black Fish, Boone family, Jane Coomes, James Harrod, Mary Draper Ingles, Simon Kenton, Benjamin Logan, Rev. John Lyth, Thomas Parvin, Rev. David Rice, Cherokee, Shawnee, Traveling Church Important Places: Bryan’s Station, Cumberland Gap, Falls of Ohio, Fort Boonesborough, Fort Harrod, Limestone Landing, Limestone Trace, Logan’s Fort, Ohio River, Wilderness Road Important Events: American Revolution, Treaty of Camp Charlotte (1774), Siege of Boonesborough (1778), Battle at Blue Licks (1782), "Year of Blood" (1782), Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) Important Concepts: capote, clabber, "Eden of the West," flatboat, forts vs. stations, linsey–woolsey, salt lick, settlements, stockade, weskit |