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OneofthetopicsweweregonnadowasaboutwarshipsintheCivilWar,butwefeltthat
DanielBoonewouldfitthetopicbetter..Wechosethistopicbecausewebothlovetheoutdoors
andDanielBoonereallyinspiredus.Hewasagreathunterandalwayswasoutdoorsstartingat
ayoungage.AnotherreasonwechosehimforourtopicwasBoonefitthetopicwellbecausehe
wasoneofthegreatestexplorersinUShistory.
WefirststartedfindingwebsitesthathadinformationaboutBoone,andwritinggood
informationabouthimonnotecards.ThenextwaywefoundinformationwasgoingtotheLa
CrossePublicLibraryandsearchingonanonlinecatalogforthelibraryforresourceslikebooks,
andpapersthatwereonDanielBoone.Wewentthroughthebooksandtooknotesonthem.
Weliketousetechnology,andwearebothgoodatit,sowedecidedtodoawebsite.
Neitherofusaregoodwriters,sowedidntwanttowriteapaper.Wethoughtthatawebsitewas
betterthanadisplayboardwouldbealotmoreboringthanawebsite.Aplayorskitwasnotfor
usbecausewearentgoodactors,andthatwouldbeembarrassing.
DanielBooneisdefinitelyconnectedtothe2016NHDthemeof
Exploration,
Encounter,andExchange.
Oneofthereasonsheisconnectedisbecauseheencountered
wildlife,indians,andmostimportantlytheCumberlandGap.Manytimesheencountered
NativeAmericansandwasrobbed,onetimehisdaughterwasevenkidnapped.In1767Daniel
ledhisownexplorationwhileonahuntingtrip.In1769helefthishomewithJohnFinleyand
ledanexplorationthroughKentucky.DanielBoonerelatestoexchangebecauseonce,hehadto
exchangegoodsforprisonerswiththeShawneetribeandmanyothers.

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