Daniel Boone | Topics for Discussion

1. Although Daniel Boone is involved in battles with various Native American tribes for most of his life, he does not seem to hate them, as many other pioneers do. What is his attitude toward the Native Americans? How does it differ from our attitude today?

2. A frontier family did not define education as a modern family would. What did a frontier family consider a proper education? In what specific ways does that differ from modern concepts? What do these differences suggest about the changes in American culture since the days of Boone?

3. Daugherty mentions Boone's...

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