Guess the Quote Giver
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Growing up in Pennsylvania, Boone’s family were proactive and devoted members to this religious community until they left in 1750 for North Carolina.
Quakers
After Missouri became a state in 1821, St. Charles was the capital of the state for a period of time before it was moved to Jefferson City. How long was the brief time that St. Charles the capital of Missouri?
5 years
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Abraham Lincoln
In 1776, this teenage daughter of Daniel Boone was captured by Shawnee and Cherokee raiders near Boonesborough before being rescued by her father.
Jemima Boone
This man was tasked by Thomas Jefferson to make an expedition into the west, and made an attempt to be elected as Missouri's first Governor.
William Clark
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
The French and Indian War was one of the biggest conflicts that encompassed the western hemisphere. Daniel served in this war for this country.
The British/England
This 1800s route from St. Charles to Franklin, Missouri, named for a salt spring worked by Daniel Boone’s sons, later aligned with today’s U.S. 40 and I‑70.
The Booneslick Road
“Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Shawnee came into conflict many times with Daniel Boone, both in and outside of the American Revolution. Despite this, he was formally adopted by the Chief. Who was the Chief?
Chief Blackfish
Out of all the hunters and fur trappers in the west, this one was noted as being the historical figure who founded St. Charles.
Louis Blanchette
“If you get, give. If you learn, teach.”
Maya Angelou
After Boone’s service in the French and Indian War, he was approached by a man named Richard Henderson who wanted Boone to help lead and expand into Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. Henderson was the founder of this organization.
The Transylvania Company/Colony
In 1769, French-Canadian fur traders founded this Missouri River settlement whose French name meant “The Little Hills.”
Les Petites Côtes (The Little Hills)