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1 | 00:00:20,977 | 00:00:24,937 | Across thousands of brutal, untamed miles.. | Across thousands of brutal, untamed miles.. |
2 | 00:00:32,771 | 00:00:35,818 | ...a different breed of founding fathers | ...a different breed of founding fathers |
3 | 00:00:35,861 | 00:00:38,647 | fight a revolution...all their own. | fight a revolution...all their own. |
4 | 00:00:39,865 | 00:00:41,041 | Fire! | Fire! |
5 | 00:00:49,049 | 00:00:52,052 | For more than 70 years.. | For more than 70 years.. |
6 | 00:00:52,095 | 00:00:56,230 | ...they push into the unknown. | ...they push into the unknown. |
7 | 00:00:56,273 | 00:00:58,841 | ...driven by the hope that this vast land | ...driven by the hope that this vast land |
8 | 00:00:58,884 | 00:01:03,106 | holds a fortune that could be theirs.. | holds a fortune that could be theirs.. |
9 | 00:01:03,150 | 00:01:05,674 | ...if...they survive. | ...if...they survive. |
10 | 00:01:10,940 | 00:01:13,812 | They fight for a dream.. | They fight for a dream.. |
11 | 00:01:13,856 | 00:01:16,859 | ...to transform a wilderness into a nation.. | ...to transform a wilderness into a nation.. |
12 | 00:01:19,688 | 00:01:24,736 | ...the United States of America. | ...the United States of America. |
13 | 00:02:41,291 | 00:02:42,988 | ] | ] |
14 | 00:02:49,821 | 00:02:52,259 | Deep in the vast, uncharted wilderness | Deep in the vast, uncharted wilderness |
15 | 00:02:52,302 | 00:02:55,523 | known as the Kentucky Territory | known as the Kentucky Territory |
16 | 00:02:55,566 | 00:02:58,787 | Daniel Boone is running for his life. | Daniel Boone is running for his life. |
17 | 00:03:04,271 | 00:03:06,273 | He's spent the last two years here | He's spent the last two years here |
18 | 00:03:06,316 | 00:03:09,928 | hunting and fur trapping | hunting and fur trapping |
19 | 00:03:09,972 | 00:03:12,714 | but he's on land claimed by the Shawnee Tribe. | but he's on land claimed by the Shawnee Tribe. |
20 | 00:03:14,759 | 00:03:18,154 | And now, their warriors are hunting him. | And now, their warriors are hunting him. |
21 | 00:04:34,578 | 00:04:36,406 | By the early 1770s | By the early 1770s |
22 | 00:04:36,450 | 00:04:39,191 | only a handful of non-natives have dared | only a handful of non-natives have dared |
23 | 00:04:39,235 | 00:04:40,671 | to venture this far west. | to venture this far west. |
24 | 00:04:42,586 | 00:04:46,895 | Those that do find both danger...and opportunity. | Those that do find both danger...and opportunity. |
25 | 00:04:49,245 | 00:04:51,987 | The allure of the frontier is it's a place | The allure of the frontier is it's a place |
26 | 00:04:52,030 | 00:04:54,250 | where people who have nothing | where people who have nothing |
27 | 00:04:54,294 | 00:04:56,600 | could go and make a lot of money | could go and make a lot of money |
28 | 00:04:56,644 | 00:04:59,255 | trapping beaver and river otter | trapping beaver and river otter |
29 | 00:04:59,299 | 00:05:02,824 | and hunting for deer hides. | and hunting for deer hides. |
30 | 00:05:02,867 | 00:05:05,653 | Our term today, like, when you say a dollar or a buck | Our term today, like, when you say a dollar or a buck |
31 | 00:05:05,696 | 00:05:08,395 | a buck comes from the value of a deer hide. | a buck comes from the value of a deer hide. |
32 | 00:05:11,528 | 00:05:14,183 | At the same time, you're in constant danger | At the same time, you're in constant danger |
33 | 00:05:14,226 | 00:05:15,489 | of being killed. | of being killed. |
34 | 00:05:17,752 | 00:05:19,710 | And there's always a very good chance | And there's always a very good chance |
35 | 00:05:19,754 | 00:05:21,712 | that you could fail catastrophically. | that you could fail catastrophically. |
36 | 00:05:34,290 | 00:05:36,640 | Boone's lucky to be alive | Boone's lucky to be alive |
37 | 00:05:36,684 | 00:05:38,599 | but every pelt he planned to sell | but every pelt he planned to sell |
38 | 00:05:38,642 | 00:05:41,341 | to feed his family is gone | to feed his family is gone |
39 | 00:05:41,384 | 00:05:44,996 | and he returns home to North Carolina in debt. | and he returns home to North Carolina in debt. |
40 | 00:05:48,173 | 00:05:51,307 | In 1773, North Carolina | In 1773, North Carolina |
41 | 00:05:51,351 | 00:05:53,440 | is one of 13 British colonies | is one of 13 British colonies |
42 | 00:05:53,483 | 00:05:55,746 | ruled by King George III. | ruled by King George III. |
43 | 00:05:57,879 | 00:06:01,012 | Ten years earlier, he made it illegal for colonists | Ten years earlier, he made it illegal for colonists |
44 | 00:06:01,056 | 00:06:03,580 | to permanently settle west of the Appalachians | to permanently settle west of the Appalachians |
45 | 00:06:03,624 | 00:06:06,670 | though hunting was permitted. | though hunting was permitted. |
46 | 00:06:06,714 | 00:06:10,413 | That area is home to over two million Native Americans | That area is home to over two million Native Americans |
47 | 00:06:10,457 | 00:06:13,982 | from over 300 competing tribes. | from over 300 competing tribes. |
48 | 00:06:14,025 | 00:06:16,941 | And Britain wants no trouble with them. | And Britain wants no trouble with them. |
49 | 00:06:18,421 | 00:06:19,857 | The crown's restriction | The crown's restriction |
50 | 00:06:19,901 | 00:06:22,773 | infuriates colonists eager for land. | infuriates colonists eager for land. |
51 | 00:06:31,216 | 00:06:32,435 | And it doesn't stop men | And it doesn't stop men |
52 | 00:06:32,479 | 00:06:34,785 | like North Carolina judge | like North Carolina judge |
53 | 00:06:34,829 | 00:06:36,308 | Richard Henderson. | Richard Henderson. |
54 | 00:06:38,789 | 00:06:41,357 | He's just bought 20 million acres | He's just bought 20 million acres |
55 | 00:06:41,401 | 00:06:45,317 | nearly the whole area of modern Kentucky. | nearly the whole area of modern Kentucky. |
56 | 00:06:45,361 | 00:06:48,016 | He plans to profit by selling it to settlers | He plans to profit by selling it to settlers |
57 | 00:06:48,059 | 00:06:51,280 | and he doesn't care what law he breaks | and he doesn't care what law he breaks |
58 | 00:06:51,323 | 00:06:54,501 | or if it's claimed by Native American tribes. | or if it's claimed by Native American tribes. |
59 | 00:06:59,201 | 00:07:00,811 | I think people were tired | I think people were tired |
60 | 00:07:00,855 | 00:07:04,815 | of constant rules and regulations. | of constant rules and regulations. |
61 | 00:07:04,859 | 00:07:07,514 | Americans wanted to strike it rich. | Americans wanted to strike it rich. |
62 | 00:07:07,557 | 00:07:09,864 | They wanted, uh, to make a killing | They wanted, uh, to make a killing |
63 | 00:07:09,907 | 00:07:11,431 | in land and real estate. | in land and real estate. |
64 | 00:07:14,216 | 00:07:17,480 | The American frontier always meant dollar signs. | The American frontier always meant dollar signs. |
65 | 00:07:17,524 | 00:07:20,440 | Some of the great famous names of the American Revolution | Some of the great famous names of the American Revolution |
66 | 00:07:20,483 | 00:07:22,267 | Ben Franklin, George Washington | Ben Franklin, George Washington |
67 | 00:07:22,311 | 00:07:26,315 | were engaged in buying up land in the West. | were engaged in buying up land in the West. |
68 | 00:07:26,358 | 00:07:29,666 | But you still have, of course, the Native American tribes | But you still have, of course, the Native American tribes |
69 | 00:07:29,710 | 00:07:31,712 | who were not about to just accept | who were not about to just accept |
70 | 00:07:31,755 | 00:07:34,497 | all these Americans flooding over the Appalachian Mountains. | all these Americans flooding over the Appalachian Mountains. |
71 | 00:07:38,501 | 00:07:40,764 | If Henderson's going to settle his land | If Henderson's going to settle his land |
72 | 00:07:40,808 | 00:07:44,420 | he needs to find someone brave enough to lead the way. | he needs to find someone brave enough to lead the way. |
73 | 00:07:56,388 | 00:07:59,043 | And by sheer coincidence | And by sheer coincidence |
74 | 00:07:59,087 | 00:08:00,828 | he's about to meet him. | he's about to meet him. |
75 | 00:08:07,399 | 00:08:10,446 | 'Mr. Boone promised to settle his debt' | 'Mr. Boone promised to settle his debt' |
76 | 00:08:10,490 | 00:08:14,102 | as soon as he returned, and yet here he is | as soon as he returned, and yet here he is |
77 | 00:08:14,145 | 00:08:17,453 | refusing to make good on his promise. | refusing to make good on his promise. |
78 | 00:08:17,497 | 00:08:19,977 | After his recent disastrous hunting trip | After his recent disastrous hunting trip |
79 | 00:08:20,021 | 00:08:22,850 | Boone is facing debtor's prison. | Boone is facing debtor's prison. |
80 | 00:08:22,893 | 00:08:26,767 | Your Honor, I have every intention of settling my debts. | Your Honor, I have every intention of settling my debts. |
81 | 00:08:26,810 | 00:08:29,596 | When Boone returned from two years in the wilderness | When Boone returned from two years in the wilderness |
82 | 00:08:29,639 | 00:08:32,512 | he was poorer than when he set out. | he was poorer than when he set out. |
83 | 00:08:32,555 | 00:08:34,644 | There are tribes all over Kentucky. | There are tribes all over Kentucky. |
84 | 00:08:34,688 | 00:08:35,993 | 'I spent two years there.' | 'I spent two years there.' |
85 | 00:08:36,037 | 00:08:37,473 | But he lived on hope | But he lived on hope |
86 | 00:08:37,517 | 00:08:39,344 | he lived on, on the sense | he lived on, on the sense |
87 | 00:08:39,388 | 00:08:41,564 | that things were gonna break for him, you know? | that things were gonna break for him, you know? |
88 | 00:08:41,608 | 00:08:43,784 | Tracked enough pelts to pay him back ten times over | Tracked enough pelts to pay him back ten times over |
89 | 00:08:43,827 | 00:08:45,394 | before the Shawnee tracked me. | before the Shawnee tracked me. |
90 | 00:08:48,223 | 00:08:51,313 | Henderson sees a way to solve both of their problems. | Henderson sees a way to solve both of their problems. |
91 | 00:08:53,445 | 00:08:55,491 | The meeting of Daniel Boone | The meeting of Daniel Boone |
92 | 00:08:55,535 | 00:08:57,449 | and Richard Henderson | and Richard Henderson |
93 | 00:08:57,493 | 00:08:59,495 | uh, is one of these coincidences | uh, is one of these coincidences |
94 | 00:08:59,539 | 00:09:01,584 | that makes history. | that makes history. |
95 | 00:09:01,628 | 00:09:03,804 | Henderson needs a guy like Daniel Boone | Henderson needs a guy like Daniel Boone |
96 | 00:09:03,847 | 00:09:05,588 | the essential frontiersman. | the essential frontiersman. |
97 | 00:09:05,632 | 00:09:08,591 | And he thinks Boone, who is down on his luck | And he thinks Boone, who is down on his luck |
98 | 00:09:08,635 | 00:09:11,638 | he's in serious debts, is so desperate | he's in serious debts, is so desperate |
99 | 00:09:11,681 | 00:09:14,945 | that he would actually take on this crazy, uh, scheme. | that he would actually take on this crazy, uh, scheme. |
100 | 00:09:16,512 | 00:09:18,993 | Mr. Boone.. | Mr. Boone.. |
101 | 00:09:19,036 | 00:09:22,866 | ...I've recently purchased a rge parcel of land.. | ...I've recently purchased a rge parcel of land.. |
102 | 00:09:22,910 | 00:09:24,259 | '...right around here.' | '...right around here.' |
103 | 00:09:27,044 | 00:09:29,090 | The judge offers Boone a choice. | The judge offers Boone a choice. |
104 | 00:09:29,133 | 00:09:32,484 | Work off his debt in hard labor camp | Work off his debt in hard labor camp |
105 | 00:09:32,528 | 00:09:35,531 | or blaze a trail into the Kentucky wilderness. | or blaze a trail into the Kentucky wilderness. |
106 | 00:09:38,752 | 00:09:40,318 | For Daniel Boone | For Daniel Boone |
107 | 00:09:40,362 | 00:09:43,495 | it'll be the greatest challenge of his life. | it'll be the greatest challenge of his life. |
108 | 00:09:43,539 | 00:09:46,542 | He'll defy British law and lead 30 settlers | He'll defy British law and lead 30 settlers |
109 | 00:09:46,586 | 00:09:48,370 | farther west than he's ever been. | farther west than he's ever been. |
110 | 00:09:50,154 | 00:09:52,287 | Straight into Shawnee territory. | Straight into Shawnee territory. |
111 | 00:09:56,857 | 00:10:00,425 | As Boone prepares to challenge the crown.. | As Boone prepares to challenge the crown.. |
112 | 00:10:00,469 | 00:10:03,080 | ...in New England, another rebellion is brewing. | ...in New England, another rebellion is brewing. |
113 | 00:10:10,435 | 00:10:12,742 | After nearly a decade of growing anger | After nearly a decade of growing anger |
114 | 00:10:12,786 | 00:10:15,092 | at repressive British taxes | at repressive British taxes |
115 | 00:10:15,136 | 00:10:18,008 | Boston rebels are throwing a tea party. | Boston rebels are throwing a tea party. |
116 | 00:10:22,883 | 00:10:26,016 | The idea of freedom and liberty | The idea of freedom and liberty |
117 | 00:10:26,060 | 00:10:28,149 | mattered to the colonists. | mattered to the colonists. |
118 | 00:10:28,192 | 00:10:31,718 | And their concern was, they were on a slippery slope | And their concern was, they were on a slippery slope |
119 | 00:10:31,761 | 00:10:34,459 | to having their rights and privileges eroded | to having their rights and privileges eroded |
120 | 00:10:34,503 | 00:10:37,506 | by a tyrannical government | by a tyrannical government |
121 | 00:10:37,549 | 00:10:38,638 | across the seas. | across the seas. |
122 | 00:10:45,079 | 00:10:48,386 | Tensions between crown and colonies are escalating. | Tensions between crown and colonies are escalating. |
123 | 00:10:49,997 | 00:10:52,434 | As Boone sets out | As Boone sets out |
124 | 00:10:52,477 | 00:10:55,655 | on a mission that will shape the future of America. | on a mission that will shape the future of America. |
125 | 00:10:57,961 | 00:11:00,572 | Daniel Boone's foray into the backcountry | Daniel Boone's foray into the backcountry |
126 | 00:11:00,616 | 00:11:02,183 | at that time would be the equivalent | at that time would be the equivalent |
127 | 00:11:02,226 | 00:11:03,793 | of landing on the moon. | of landing on the moon. |
128 | 00:11:03,837 | 00:11:06,709 | It was opening up a whole new frontier. | It was opening up a whole new frontier. |
129 | 00:11:06,753 | 00:11:09,973 | This is before anyone had any knowledge about how far | This is before anyone had any knowledge about how far |
130 | 00:11:10,017 | 00:11:12,497 | and expansive this frontier truly was. | and expansive this frontier truly was. |
131 | 00:11:12,541 | 00:11:14,108 | It was an opportunity for Americans | It was an opportunity for Americans |
132 | 00:11:14,151 | 00:11:16,284 | to move into this region and to discover | to move into this region and to discover |
133 | 00:11:16,327 | 00:11:18,547 | in that process, great wealth | in that process, great wealth |
134 | 00:11:18,590 | 00:11:20,549 | and also, opportunity. | and also, opportunity. |
135 | 00:11:23,900 | 00:11:25,728 | To reach Henderson's claim | To reach Henderson's claim |
136 | 00:11:25,772 | 00:11:28,296 | Boone and his men must cut a trail through a notch | Boone and his men must cut a trail through a notch |
137 | 00:11:28,339 | 00:11:31,299 | in the Appalachian Mountains.. | in the Appalachian Mountains.. |
138 | 00:11:31,342 | 00:11:32,953 | ...the Cumberland Gap. | ...the Cumberland Gap. |
139 | 00:11:46,706 | 00:11:50,492 | There were mountains that had to be gone around | There were mountains that had to be gone around |
140 | 00:11:50,535 | 00:11:53,190 | streams that had to be crossed. | streams that had to be crossed. |
141 | 00:11:53,234 | 00:11:55,671 | The woods were full of Shawnees | The woods were full of Shawnees |
142 | 00:11:55,715 | 00:11:57,107 | and other Indians prowling. | and other Indians prowling. |
143 | 00:12:14,211 | 00:12:16,474 | After a grueling 400-mile journey.. | After a grueling 400-mile journey.. |
144 | 00:12:17,911 | 00:12:19,651 | ...Boone arrives at the edge | ...Boone arrives at the edge |
145 | 00:12:19,695 | 00:12:21,523 | of an untapped wilderness. | of an untapped wilderness. |
146 | 00:12:29,096 | 00:12:33,622 | If I had access to a time machine | If I had access to a time machine |
147 | 00:12:33,665 | 00:12:35,972 | I would go back and be with Boone | I would go back and be with Boone |
148 | 00:12:36,016 | 00:12:38,888 | the first time he went through the Cumberland Gap | the first time he went through the Cumberland Gap |
149 | 00:12:38,932 | 00:12:41,848 | and dropped down into the Kentucky hunting grounds. | and dropped down into the Kentucky hunting grounds. |
150 | 00:12:41,891 | 00:12:44,067 | I mean, this was the Promised Land | I mean, this was the Promised Land |
151 | 00:12:44,111 | 00:12:46,200 | that he had been striving for | that he had been striving for |
152 | 00:12:46,243 | 00:12:48,680 | as a frontiersman his entire life. | as a frontiersman his entire life. |
153 | 00:12:53,468 | 00:12:55,035 | The trail Boone blazes | The trail Boone blazes |
154 | 00:12:55,078 | 00:12:58,342 | will come to be known as the Wilderness Road. | will come to be known as the Wilderness Road. |
155 | 00:13:01,693 | 00:13:03,391 | And over the next four decades | And over the next four decades |
156 | 00:13:03,434 | 00:13:07,003 | some 300,000 pioneers will follow it west. | some 300,000 pioneers will follow it west. |
157 | 00:13:09,832 | 00:13:11,965 | Daniel Boone really was an iconic figure | Daniel Boone really was an iconic figure |
158 | 00:13:12,008 | 00:13:13,923 | even in his own time. | even in his own time. |
159 | 00:13:13,967 | 00:13:16,012 | I mean, these were individuals who could | I mean, these were individuals who could |
160 | 00:13:16,056 | 00:13:18,798 | and had to do it all. | and had to do it all. |
161 | 00:13:18,841 | 00:13:20,843 | There certainly is something about Americans | There certainly is something about Americans |
162 | 00:13:20,887 | 00:13:24,107 | that they were always striving forward | that they were always striving forward |
163 | 00:13:24,151 | 00:13:27,458 | relentlessly in search of land that they could own | relentlessly in search of land that they could own |
164 | 00:13:27,502 | 00:13:30,461 | living by their own self-reliance. | living by their own self-reliance. |
165 | 00:13:30,505 | 00:13:33,508 | It was their idea of the American dream. | It was their idea of the American dream. |
166 | 00:13:44,084 | 00:13:47,870 | It's an American dream that's about to be born in fire. | It's an American dream that's about to be born in fire. |
167 | 00:13:50,307 | 00:13:53,397 | Just two weeks after Boone's arrival | Just two weeks after Boone's arrival |
168 | 00:13:53,441 | 00:13:55,573 | colonial rage explodes.. | colonial rage explodes.. |
169 | 00:14:00,622 | 00:14:03,712 | ...in the small town of Lexington, Massachusetts. | ...in the small town of Lexington, Massachusetts. |
170 | 00:14:08,978 | 00:14:11,459 | It's the shot heard round the world. | It's the shot heard round the world. |
171 | 00:14:16,943 | 00:14:19,859 | ramatic music] | ramatic music] |
172 | 00:14:28,737 | 00:14:33,437 | 1775, a new spirit of independence | 1775, a new spirit of independence |
173 | 00:14:33,481 | 00:14:35,265 | is sweeping across America. | is sweeping across America. |
174 | 00:14:48,844 | 00:14:50,585 | And on April 19th.. | And on April 19th.. |
175 | 00:14:53,893 | 00:14:57,070 | ...the battles of Lexington and Concord erupt | ...the battles of Lexington and Concord erupt |
176 | 00:14:57,113 | 00:14:59,246 | leaving 49 colonists dead. | leaving 49 colonists dead. |
177 | 00:15:03,467 | 00:15:06,688 | The first casualties in what will soon be a revolution. | The first casualties in what will soon be a revolution. |
178 | 00:15:10,213 | 00:15:12,346 | The rebels that were fighting were ordinary people. | The rebels that were fighting were ordinary people. |
179 | 00:15:12,389 | 00:15:14,696 | They were farmers, just everyday folks | They were farmers, just everyday folks |
180 | 00:15:14,739 | 00:15:16,480 | that wanted freedom and they wanted liberty. | that wanted freedom and they wanted liberty. |
181 | 00:15:16,524 | 00:15:18,308 | And they were willing to fight for it | And they were willing to fight for it |
182 | 00:15:18,352 | 00:15:20,354 | against this great superpower | against this great superpower |
183 | 00:15:20,397 | 00:15:21,964 | and they were willing to die for this. | and they were willing to die for this. |
184 | 00:15:27,709 | 00:15:30,930 | Four hundred miles west on the Kentucky frontier | Four hundred miles west on the Kentucky frontier |
185 | 00:15:30,973 | 00:15:34,585 | that same patriotic spirit inspires Daniel Boone. | that same patriotic spirit inspires Daniel Boone. |
186 | 00:15:39,634 | 00:15:42,202 | He and his men are building a permanent settlement | He and his men are building a permanent settlement |
187 | 00:15:42,245 | 00:15:45,901 | in defiance of the British crown. | in defiance of the British crown. |
188 | 00:15:45,945 | 00:15:47,468 | Keep those nice and tight as they go up, yeah? | Keep those nice and tight as they go up, yeah? |
189 | 00:15:47,511 | 00:15:49,165 | - 'Yeah, yeah, yeah.' - 'Alright.' | - 'Yeah, yeah, yeah.' - 'Alright.' |
190 | 00:15:49,209 | 00:15:50,514 | 'Good work, boys.' | 'Good work, boys.' |
191 | 00:15:53,039 | 00:15:54,518 | At the same time, Lexington | At the same time, Lexington |
192 | 00:15:54,562 | 00:15:56,607 | and Concord is raging in the East | and Concord is raging in the East |
193 | 00:15:56,651 | 00:16:00,133 | here is Daniel Boone and this small ragtag group of men | here is Daniel Boone and this small ragtag group of men |
194 | 00:16:00,176 | 00:16:03,701 | cutting through and establishing this settlement. | cutting through and establishing this settlement. |
195 | 00:16:03,745 | 00:16:05,660 | These seemingly disconnected events | These seemingly disconnected events |
196 | 00:16:05,703 | 00:16:07,836 | in some sense are wedded | in some sense are wedded |
197 | 00:16:07,879 | 00:16:11,405 | as Americans are beginning to fight for independence. | as Americans are beginning to fight for independence. |
198 | 00:16:11,448 | 00:16:13,755 | You also have this process of expanding | You also have this process of expanding |
199 | 00:16:13,798 | 00:16:15,626 | what will become the American nation. | what will become the American nation. |
200 | 00:16:19,152 | 00:16:21,763 | Boone knows they're on Shawnee soil | Boone knows they're on Shawnee soil |
201 | 00:16:21,806 | 00:16:24,896 | and throughout the spring of 1775 | and throughout the spring of 1775 |
202 | 00:16:24,940 | 00:16:27,029 | he races to complete defenses. | he races to complete defenses. |
203 | 00:16:29,466 | 00:16:33,296 | Living on the frontier was extremely dangerous. | Living on the frontier was extremely dangerous. |
204 | 00:16:33,340 | 00:16:35,559 | Daniel Boone's own son was tortured to death | Daniel Boone's own son was tortured to death |
205 | 00:16:35,603 | 00:16:38,345 | by Indians a couple years earlier. | by Indians a couple years earlier. |
206 | 00:16:38,388 | 00:16:40,086 | And they knew that if they were going to survive | And they knew that if they were going to survive |
207 | 00:16:40,129 | 00:16:42,175 | they needed to live in a fortified settlement. | they needed to live in a fortified settlement. |
208 | 00:16:51,619 | 00:16:53,925 | Well, just imagine, you've arrived | Well, just imagine, you've arrived |
209 | 00:16:53,969 | 00:16:55,884 | in the woods of Kentucky. | in the woods of Kentucky. |
210 | 00:16:55,927 | 00:17:00,280 | You have an axe, and you have a few crosscut saws. | You have an axe, and you have a few crosscut saws. |
211 | 00:17:00,323 | 00:17:02,543 | Every log has gotta be chopped. | Every log has gotta be chopped. |
212 | 00:17:02,586 | 00:17:04,066 | It's gotta be sawed, it's got to be notched | It's gotta be sawed, it's got to be notched |
213 | 00:17:04,110 | 00:17:05,807 | it's got to be rolled. | it's got to be rolled. |
214 | 00:17:05,850 | 00:17:08,853 | So, we're talking about real hard work. | So, we're talking about real hard work. |
215 | 00:17:16,426 | 00:17:19,081 | After four weeks of hard labor | After four weeks of hard labor |
216 | 00:17:19,125 | 00:17:22,606 | the fort is christened Boonesborough. | the fort is christened Boonesborough. |
217 | 00:17:27,872 | 00:17:30,353 | The settlement is the largest ever established | The settlement is the largest ever established |
218 | 00:17:30,397 | 00:17:31,702 | on the frontier.. | on the frontier.. |
219 | 00:17:33,139 | 00:17:34,705 | ...and it quickly expands | ...and it quickly expands |
220 | 00:17:34,749 | 00:17:37,665 | triggering a new wave of pioneers | triggering a new wave of pioneers |
221 | 00:17:37,708 | 00:17:40,755 | drawn west by the promise of owning land. | drawn west by the promise of owning land. |
222 | 00:17:42,496 | 00:17:45,803 | America is the land of dreams. | America is the land of dreams. |
223 | 00:17:45,847 | 00:17:48,937 | And you can just go out, and if you have your axe | And you can just go out, and if you have your axe |
224 | 00:17:48,980 | 00:17:52,462 | and your gun and some guts, alright, you go out there | and your gun and some guts, alright, you go out there |
225 | 00:17:52,506 | 00:17:54,595 | and maybe you're gonna get killed in the wilderness | and maybe you're gonna get killed in the wilderness |
226 | 00:17:54,638 | 00:17:57,598 | but you got a shot at making your claim. | but you got a shot at making your claim. |
227 | 00:17:59,165 | 00:18:02,081 | That did not exist in Europe. | That did not exist in Europe. |
228 | 00:18:02,124 | 00:18:03,256 | All the land was taken. | All the land was taken. |
229 | 00:18:03,299 | 00:18:05,214 | It was all owned by these nobles | It was all owned by these nobles |
230 | 00:18:05,258 | 00:18:08,130 | and lords and rich guys. | and lords and rich guys. |
231 | 00:18:08,174 | 00:18:10,263 | There was no opportunity. | There was no opportunity. |
232 | 00:18:10,306 | 00:18:12,395 | But in America, there was an opportunity. | But in America, there was an opportunity. |
233 | 00:18:21,361 | 00:18:23,972 | Among the new arrivals at Boonesborough | Among the new arrivals at Boonesborough |
234 | 00:18:24,015 | 00:18:26,017 | are Boone's wife and eight children | are Boone's wife and eight children |
235 | 00:18:26,061 | 00:18:30,892 | including his 14-year-old daughter, Jemima. | including his 14-year-old daughter, Jemima. |
236 | 00:18:30,935 | 00:18:34,678 | Jemima Boone was Daniel Boone's favorite child. | Jemima Boone was Daniel Boone's favorite child. |
237 | 00:18:35,897 | 00:18:37,377 | Boone took a personal hand | Boone took a personal hand |
238 | 00:18:37,420 | 00:18:40,249 | in training Jemima as a marksman | in training Jemima as a marksman |
239 | 00:18:40,293 | 00:18:42,947 | as a woodswoman. | as a woodswoman. |
240 | 00:18:47,778 | 00:18:50,433 | You might look at Boone's decision | You might look at Boone's decision |
241 | 00:18:50,477 | 00:18:53,306 | to move his family into the Kentucky wilderness | to move his family into the Kentucky wilderness |
242 | 00:18:53,349 | 00:18:55,046 | now and think of it as | now and think of it as |
243 | 00:18:55,090 | 00:18:57,005 | this really reckless, dangerous thing. | this really reckless, dangerous thing. |
244 | 00:18:58,789 | 00:19:01,575 | But I think he probably looked at it as | But I think he probably looked at it as |
245 | 00:19:01,618 | 00:19:06,057 | this was his chance to have the American dream. | this was his chance to have the American dream. |
246 | 00:19:06,101 | 00:19:10,801 | Where here's his promise of acquiring a large chunk of land | Where here's his promise of acquiring a large chunk of land |
247 | 00:19:10,845 | 00:19:13,413 | that not only that he could farm and settle | that not only that he could farm and settle |
248 | 00:19:13,456 | 00:19:15,850 | but that future generations of Boones | but that future generations of Boones |
249 | 00:19:15,893 | 00:19:17,721 | would be able to farm and settle | would be able to farm and settle |
250 | 00:19:17,765 | 00:19:19,158 | and live off the fat of the land. | and live off the fat of the land. |
251 | 00:19:24,163 | 00:19:26,817 | By the end of 1775 | By the end of 1775 |
252 | 00:19:26,861 | 00:19:30,256 | the number of settlers in Kentucky has tripled. | the number of settlers in Kentucky has tripled. |
253 | 00:19:30,299 | 00:19:31,822 | And settlements now cover | And settlements now cover |
254 | 00:19:31,866 | 00:19:33,911 | more than half a million acres of land. | more than half a million acres of land. |
255 | 00:19:39,482 | 00:19:42,137 | A move that alarms native tribes | A move that alarms native tribes |
256 | 00:19:42,181 | 00:19:43,834 | including the Shawnee. | including the Shawnee. |
257 | 00:19:48,752 | 00:19:52,103 | For the last century, they've been pushed relentlessly west. | For the last century, they've been pushed relentlessly west. |
258 | 00:19:55,498 | 00:19:59,981 | Now, they see each new settlement as an invasion.. | Now, they see each new settlement as an invasion.. |
259 | 00:20:00,024 | 00:20:02,375 | ...one they're determined to stop. | ...one they're determined to stop. |
260 | 00:20:04,899 | 00:20:07,902 | In Kentucky, the Shawnees were already thriving | In Kentucky, the Shawnees were already thriving |
261 | 00:20:07,945 | 00:20:10,078 | before the arrival of Europeans. | before the arrival of Europeans. |
262 | 00:20:10,121 | 00:20:11,645 | In fact, they were one of the more | In fact, they were one of the more |
263 | 00:20:11,688 | 00:20:13,037 | kind of, influential | kind of, influential |
264 | 00:20:13,081 | 00:20:15,866 | powerful people in that region. | powerful people in that region. |
265 | 00:20:15,910 | 00:20:18,260 | When strange settlers | When strange settlers |
266 | 00:20:18,304 | 00:20:20,828 | begin to build lodges of their own | begin to build lodges of their own |
267 | 00:20:20,871 | 00:20:22,699 | cabins and such | cabins and such |
268 | 00:20:22,743 | 00:20:25,136 | then native people began to realize | then native people began to realize |
269 | 00:20:25,180 | 00:20:28,009 | this was more of a permanent situation. | this was more of a permanent situation. |
270 | 00:20:28,052 | 00:20:31,795 | This is Shawnee territory, it had to be defended. | This is Shawnee territory, it had to be defended. |
271 | 00:20:31,839 | 00:20:33,797 | And so, you go to war. | And so, you go to war. |
272 | 00:20:48,595 | 00:20:51,685 | Among the most powerful Shawnee leaders in Kentucky | Among the most powerful Shawnee leaders in Kentucky |
273 | 00:20:51,728 | 00:20:55,036 | is a war chief named Blackfish. | is a war chief named Blackfish. |
274 | 00:20:55,079 | 00:20:57,299 | In 1776.. | In 1776.. |
275 | 00:20:57,343 | 00:21:00,302 | ...he decides to strike back. | ...he decides to strike back. |
276 | 00:21:00,346 | 00:21:04,045 | Blackfish was a well-known war leader | Blackfish was a well-known war leader |
277 | 00:21:04,088 | 00:21:08,310 | of the Chillicothe group of the Shawnee nation. | of the Chillicothe group of the Shawnee nation. |
278 | 00:21:08,354 | 00:21:10,921 | He was a very respected leader | He was a very respected leader |
279 | 00:21:10,965 | 00:21:13,968 | who drew people to him. | who drew people to him. |
280 | 00:21:14,011 | 00:21:17,972 | From Blackfish's perspective, that land was Shawnee land. | From Blackfish's perspective, that land was Shawnee land. |
281 | 00:21:18,015 | 00:21:20,017 | And so, Blackfish believed | And so, Blackfish believed |
282 | 00:21:20,061 | 00:21:22,368 | as many other Shawnees believed | as many other Shawnees believed |
283 | 00:21:22,411 | 00:21:25,849 | that a definitive stand had to be made | that a definitive stand had to be made |
284 | 00:21:25,893 | 00:21:28,330 | to stop losing ground to the whites. | to stop losing ground to the whites. |
285 | 00:22:06,237 | 00:22:08,239 | Deep in the Kentucky wilderness.. | Deep in the Kentucky wilderness.. |
286 | 00:22:10,285 | 00:22:12,287 | ...a Shawnee war party abducts | ...a Shawnee war party abducts |
287 | 00:22:12,331 | 00:22:15,464 | three young women near Boonesborough. | three young women near Boonesborough. |
288 | 00:22:15,508 | 00:22:18,554 | Among them is Daniel Boone's 14-year-old daughter.. | Among them is Daniel Boone's 14-year-old daughter.. |
289 | 00:22:20,208 | 00:22:22,341 | ...Jemima. | ...Jemima. |
290 | 00:22:24,125 | 00:22:26,040 | You three, with me. | You three, with me. |
291 | 00:22:26,083 | 00:22:28,564 | Ready your weapons and stay alert. Man the wall. | Ready your weapons and stay alert. Man the wall. |
292 | 00:22:52,632 | 00:22:56,375 | As Americans expand beyond the Appalachians | As Americans expand beyond the Appalachians |
293 | 00:22:56,418 | 00:22:59,160 | understandably, conflict is gonna erupt | understandably, conflict is gonna erupt |
294 | 00:22:59,203 | 00:23:01,641 | between the Native Americans | between the Native Americans |
295 | 00:23:01,684 | 00:23:03,730 | and...these frontiersmen | and...these frontiersmen |
296 | 00:23:03,773 | 00:23:05,775 | who have intruded upon their lands. | who have intruded upon their lands. |
297 | 00:23:08,169 | 00:23:10,171 | The warning is clear. | The warning is clear. |
298 | 00:23:10,214 | 00:23:12,042 | No outsider who sets foot | No outsider who sets foot |
299 | 00:23:12,086 | 00:23:15,872 | on Shawnee land is safe. | on Shawnee land is safe. |
300 | 00:23:15,916 | 00:23:19,572 | But Jemima Boone is uniquely equipped to survive. | But Jemima Boone is uniquely equipped to survive. |
301 | 00:23:33,760 | 00:23:35,022 | Now, Boone's daughter starts | Now, Boone's daughter starts |
302 | 00:23:35,065 | 00:23:37,241 | tearing little bits of fabric | tearing little bits of fabric |
303 | 00:23:37,285 | 00:23:38,808 | from her apron or dress | from her apron or dress |
304 | 00:23:38,852 | 00:23:40,680 | and leaving along a trail. | and leaving along a trail. |
305 | 00:23:47,251 | 00:23:49,558 | So, here's someone, she's getting abducted | So, here's someone, she's getting abducted |
306 | 00:23:49,602 | 00:23:51,821 | and she knows that she's gonna be taken | and she knows that she's gonna be taken |
307 | 00:23:51,865 | 00:23:54,433 | to these distant Indian villages | to these distant Indian villages |
308 | 00:23:54,476 | 00:23:57,174 | and possibly tortured and killed | and possibly tortured and killed |
309 | 00:23:57,218 | 00:23:58,828 | and she has the presence of mind | and she has the presence of mind |
310 | 00:23:58,872 | 00:24:02,005 | to be leaving evidence of their passage along the way. | to be leaving evidence of their passage along the way. |
311 | 00:24:07,271 | 00:24:09,186 | 'We keep our distance till nightfall.' | 'We keep our distance till nightfall.' |
312 | 00:24:09,230 | 00:24:10,231 | Come on. | Come on. |
313 | 00:24:39,042 | 00:24:40,043 | Spread out. | Spread out. |
314 | 00:25:31,791 | 00:25:33,532 | Come on! | Come on! |
315 | 00:25:46,196 | 00:25:47,676 | 'Watch the tree line.' | 'Watch the tree line.' |
316 | 00:25:49,460 | 00:25:50,940 | Are you alright? Are you alright? | Are you alright? Are you alright? |
317 | 00:25:52,202 | 00:25:53,290 | Come here. | Come here. |
318 | 00:25:57,947 | 00:26:00,689 | The story of the abduction of Jemima | The story of the abduction of Jemima |
319 | 00:26:00,733 | 00:26:03,823 | went, as we would say, viral. | went, as we would say, viral. |
320 | 00:26:03,866 | 00:26:06,869 | Almost everything Daniel Boone did burnished his reputation. | Almost everything Daniel Boone did burnished his reputation. |
321 | 00:26:06,913 | 00:26:08,610 | He was the kind of figure | He was the kind of figure |
322 | 00:26:08,654 | 00:26:11,091 | around whom stories collect. | around whom stories collect. |
323 | 00:26:11,134 | 00:26:12,222 | Come on, come on. | Come on, come on. |
324 | 00:26:12,266 | 00:26:13,484 | People felt, how dumb | People felt, how dumb |
325 | 00:26:13,528 | 00:26:14,964 | could you be | could you be |
326 | 00:26:15,008 | 00:26:16,879 | to kidnap the daughter of Daniel Boone. | to kidnap the daughter of Daniel Boone. |
327 | 00:26:23,451 | 00:26:25,496 | The Jemima story fits in | The Jemima story fits in |
328 | 00:26:25,540 | 00:26:29,152 | with many stories of young women getting captured | with many stories of young women getting captured |
329 | 00:26:29,196 | 00:26:31,024 | by Native Americans at the time. | by Native Americans at the time. |
330 | 00:26:31,067 | 00:26:34,418 | This, this was a, a kind of great fear and anxiety | This, this was a, a kind of great fear and anxiety |
331 | 00:26:34,462 | 00:26:37,204 | that just proliferated throughout every single colony. | that just proliferated throughout every single colony. |
332 | 00:26:38,858 | 00:26:41,208 | The idea that "We got her back | The idea that "We got her back |
333 | 00:26:41,251 | 00:26:42,644 | thanks to Daniel Boone's heroism" | thanks to Daniel Boone's heroism" |
334 | 00:26:42,688 | 00:26:45,473 | is the kind of reassurance | is the kind of reassurance |
335 | 00:26:45,516 | 00:26:48,737 | for women to go out there who would, of course, be part | for women to go out there who would, of course, be part |
336 | 00:26:48,781 | 00:26:51,653 | of the essential building blocks of any society | of the essential building blocks of any society |
337 | 00:26:51,697 | 00:26:53,046 | and that was really important. | and that was really important. |
338 | 00:26:55,352 | 00:26:56,745 | Within weeks of Boone's return | Within weeks of Boone's return |
339 | 00:26:56,789 | 00:26:58,704 | home to Boonesborough | home to Boonesborough |
340 | 00:26:58,747 | 00:27:01,184 | the colonies move past rebellion.. | the colonies move past rebellion.. |
341 | 00:27:03,534 | 00:27:04,971 | ...to revolution. | ...to revolution. |
342 | 00:27:10,106 | 00:27:12,108 | '"When in the course of human events' | '"When in the course of human events' |
343 | 00:27:12,152 | 00:27:14,197 | "it becomes necessary for one people | "it becomes necessary for one people |
344 | 00:27:14,241 | 00:27:15,895 | "to dissolve the political bands | "to dissolve the political bands |
345 | 00:27:15,938 | 00:27:18,941 | 'which have connected them with another."' | 'which have connected them with another."' |
346 | 00:27:18,985 | 00:27:21,465 | In July 1776 | In July 1776 |
347 | 00:27:21,509 | 00:27:24,686 | the colonies declare independence. | the colonies declare independence. |
348 | 00:27:24,730 | 00:27:27,820 | '"That among these, are life, liberty' | '"That among these, are life, liberty' |
349 | 00:27:27,863 | 00:27:30,213 | and the pursuit of happiness." | and the pursuit of happiness." |
350 | 00:27:30,257 | 00:27:34,348 | And the United States of America is born. | And the United States of America is born. |
351 | 00:27:34,391 | 00:27:37,743 | It's built on the ideals of freedom and self-reliance.. | It's built on the ideals of freedom and self-reliance.. |
352 | 00:27:40,963 | 00:27:43,705 | ...values personified by frontiersmen. | ...values personified by frontiersmen. |
353 | 00:27:46,403 | 00:27:47,970 | Within a month, copies | Within a month, copies |
354 | 00:27:48,014 | 00:27:50,233 | of the Declaration of Independence | of the Declaration of Independence |
355 | 00:27:50,277 | 00:27:53,106 | reach remote outposts, like Boonesborough. | reach remote outposts, like Boonesborough. |
356 | 00:27:57,153 | 00:27:59,068 | When Daniel Boone gets word | When Daniel Boone gets word |
357 | 00:27:59,112 | 00:28:00,766 | of the Declaration of Independence | of the Declaration of Independence |
358 | 00:28:00,809 | 00:28:03,594 | he had to be aware that in some sense | he had to be aware that in some sense |
359 | 00:28:03,638 | 00:28:05,596 | he was on the advance guard | he was on the advance guard |
360 | 00:28:05,640 | 00:28:08,599 | the front edge of the movement for independence. | the front edge of the movement for independence. |
361 | 00:28:10,601 | 00:28:12,691 | Daniel Boone understood that liberty | Daniel Boone understood that liberty |
362 | 00:28:12,734 | 00:28:15,084 | was the freedom to do exactly what he had been doing | was the freedom to do exactly what he had been doing |
363 | 00:28:15,128 | 00:28:18,479 | to traverse the West, to provide for his family | to traverse the West, to provide for his family |
364 | 00:28:18,522 | 00:28:21,569 | to have a life independent of some dictatorial power. | to have a life independent of some dictatorial power. |
365 | 00:28:25,660 | 00:28:28,924 | The colonists know the price of independence is war. | The colonists know the price of independence is war. |
366 | 00:28:35,278 | 00:28:36,932 | But Britain's generals have no doubt | But Britain's generals have no doubt |
367 | 00:28:36,976 | 00:28:38,629 | they will crush the revolution. | they will crush the revolution. |
368 | 00:28:41,197 | 00:28:42,938 | Their plan is simple | Their plan is simple |
369 | 00:28:42,982 | 00:28:45,549 | hit eastern cities by sea | hit eastern cities by sea |
370 | 00:28:45,593 | 00:28:47,334 | then send troops down from Canada | then send troops down from Canada |
371 | 00:28:47,377 | 00:28:50,511 | to attack northern forts. | to attack northern forts. |
372 | 00:28:55,559 | 00:28:59,607 | By November 1776, the British take New York.. | By November 1776, the British take New York.. |
373 | 00:29:03,829 | 00:29:06,657 | ...then chase the Continental Army into Pennsylvania. | ...then chase the Continental Army into Pennsylvania. |
374 | 00:29:08,790 | 00:29:10,749 | Things were going very badly | Things were going very badly |
375 | 00:29:10,792 | 00:29:13,403 | for the American cause. | for the American cause. |
376 | 00:29:13,447 | 00:29:15,144 | Great Britain entered the war | Great Britain entered the war |
377 | 00:29:15,188 | 00:29:18,278 | believing that they could easily suppress us | believing that they could easily suppress us |
378 | 00:29:18,321 | 00:29:19,714 | because at this point | because at this point |
379 | 00:29:19,758 | 00:29:21,542 | the United States military was small | the United States military was small |
380 | 00:29:21,585 | 00:29:23,979 | and generally not very efficient. | and generally not very efficient. |
381 | 00:29:26,590 | 00:29:29,855 | And the British are the most powerful empire in the world. | And the British are the most powerful empire in the world. |
382 | 00:29:31,987 | 00:29:34,642 | They had the most powerful army. | They had the most powerful army. |
383 | 00:29:34,685 | 00:29:38,341 | It was well-trained, well-organized. | It was well-trained, well-organized. |
384 | 00:29:50,179 | 00:29:52,138 | With the Continental Army on the run | With the Continental Army on the run |
385 | 00:29:52,181 | 00:29:54,618 | the British devise a new trap. | the British devise a new trap. |
386 | 00:29:54,662 | 00:29:56,969 | They'll open a western front in the war | They'll open a western front in the war |
387 | 00:29:57,012 | 00:30:00,189 | by attacking settlements, like Boonesborough. | by attacking settlements, like Boonesborough. |
388 | 00:30:05,934 | 00:30:08,894 | Their strategy relies on unlikely allies. | Their strategy relies on unlikely allies. |
389 | 00:30:14,856 | 00:30:16,510 | Consider them a gift. | Consider them a gift. |
390 | 00:30:20,906 | 00:30:22,342 | The British allied with the Native Americans | The British allied with the Native Americans |
391 | 00:30:22,385 | 00:30:23,909 | during the Revolutionary War | during the Revolutionary War |
392 | 00:30:23,952 | 00:30:25,780 | because the native allies were useful | because the native allies were useful |
393 | 00:30:25,824 | 00:30:28,391 | in terms of scouting, providing information | in terms of scouting, providing information |
394 | 00:30:28,435 | 00:30:30,045 | simply as a fighting force. | simply as a fighting force. |
395 | 00:30:32,004 | 00:30:35,050 | Shawnees had conflict with white settlers | Shawnees had conflict with white settlers |
396 | 00:30:35,094 | 00:30:36,269 | coming into their land | coming into their land |
397 | 00:30:36,312 | 00:30:37,879 | so they were fighting this war | so they were fighting this war |
398 | 00:30:37,923 | 00:30:40,839 | alongside the British. | alongside the British. |
399 | 00:30:40,882 | 00:30:44,407 | In 1777, Britain starts arming the Shawnee | In 1777, Britain starts arming the Shawnee |
400 | 00:30:44,451 | 00:30:47,715 | and other Native American tribes to fight the settlers. | and other Native American tribes to fight the settlers. |
401 | 00:30:50,892 | 00:30:55,331 | In exchange, they promised to return native lands. | In exchange, they promised to return native lands. |
402 | 00:30:55,375 | 00:30:56,942 | These native people | These native people |
403 | 00:30:56,985 | 00:30:59,074 | they had no doubt what was in store for them | they had no doubt what was in store for them |
404 | 00:30:59,118 | 00:31:01,468 | if the Americans won. | if the Americans won. |
405 | 00:31:01,511 | 00:31:03,078 | They faced removal. | They faced removal. |
406 | 00:31:05,515 | 00:31:06,908 | On the other hand | On the other hand |
407 | 00:31:06,952 | 00:31:10,042 | the British promised rewards in land. | the British promised rewards in land. |
408 | 00:31:14,785 | 00:31:16,875 | Now the Shawnee.. | Now the Shawnee.. |
409 | 00:31:16,918 | 00:31:18,833 | ...and Daniel Boone | ...and Daniel Boone |
410 | 00:31:18,877 | 00:31:20,313 | are on a collision course.. | are on a collision course.. |
411 | 00:31:22,968 | 00:31:25,884 | ...that will help decide the new nation's future. | ...that will help decide the new nation's future. |
412 | 00:31:37,330 | 00:31:39,332 | By late 1777.. | By late 1777.. |
413 | 00:31:41,247 | 00:31:43,379 | ...the Shawnee are British allies.. | ...the Shawnee are British allies.. |
414 | 00:31:46,513 | 00:31:49,342 | ...part of a strategy to open a western front | ...part of a strategy to open a western front |
415 | 00:31:49,385 | 00:31:52,040 | in the Revolutionary War. | in the Revolutionary War. |
416 | 00:31:52,084 | 00:31:55,130 | The British, in the time of the revolution | The British, in the time of the revolution |
417 | 00:31:55,174 | 00:31:58,960 | they were arming Indian tribes to attack settlements. | they were arming Indian tribes to attack settlements. |
418 | 00:31:59,004 | 00:32:01,397 | They promised the Indians | They promised the Indians |
419 | 00:32:01,441 | 00:32:04,139 | that once they drove the settlers out of Kentucky | that once they drove the settlers out of Kentucky |
420 | 00:32:04,183 | 00:32:07,099 | they could recover their territory. | they could recover their territory. |
421 | 00:32:07,142 | 00:32:09,449 | The British could then attack | The British could then attack |
422 | 00:32:09,492 | 00:32:11,799 | the colonies from the west. | the colonies from the west. |
423 | 00:32:11,842 | 00:32:13,801 | That was part of their plan | That was part of their plan |
424 | 00:32:13,844 | 00:32:16,064 | to put down this rebellion. | to put down this rebellion. |
425 | 00:32:25,856 | 00:32:27,293 | In Boonesborough | In Boonesborough |
426 | 00:32:27,336 | 00:32:29,469 | Daniel Boone has no idea | Daniel Boone has no idea |
427 | 00:32:29,512 | 00:32:30,774 | of the coming danger. | of the coming danger. |
428 | 00:32:32,733 | 00:32:35,997 | And the settlement has a different problem. | And the settlement has a different problem. |
429 | 00:32:36,041 | 00:32:37,999 | They're running dangerously low on salt. | They're running dangerously low on salt. |
430 | 00:32:40,175 | 00:32:41,872 | Salt was so important | Salt was so important |
431 | 00:32:41,916 | 00:32:43,787 | to the settlers at Boonesborough. | to the settlers at Boonesborough. |
432 | 00:32:43,831 | 00:32:47,095 | The diet of the people was almost entirely game. | The diet of the people was almost entirely game. |
433 | 00:32:47,139 | 00:32:48,923 | It was hunted meat. | It was hunted meat. |
434 | 00:32:48,967 | 00:32:52,840 | Because Indians were attacking settlers regularly | Because Indians were attacking settlers regularly |
435 | 00:32:52,883 | 00:32:55,582 | they stayed in that fort as much as possible. | they stayed in that fort as much as possible. |
436 | 00:32:55,625 | 00:32:57,627 | And there was very little farming going on. | And there was very little farming going on. |
437 | 00:32:57,671 | 00:33:00,065 | So, salt was the only way | So, salt was the only way |
438 | 00:33:00,108 | 00:33:01,980 | that settlers had to preserve meat. | that settlers had to preserve meat. |
439 | 00:33:12,642 | 00:33:14,993 | To get salt, Boone and two dozen of his men | To get salt, Boone and two dozen of his men |
440 | 00:33:15,036 | 00:33:18,997 | must head 50 miles from the safety of their fort | must head 50 miles from the safety of their fort |
441 | 00:33:19,040 | 00:33:21,912 | to a distant river rich with mineral deposits. | to a distant river rich with mineral deposits. |
442 | 00:33:41,019 | 00:33:42,977 | Today, we don't really spend a whole lot of time | Today, we don't really spend a whole lot of time |
443 | 00:33:43,021 | 00:33:44,326 | thinking about salt. | thinking about salt. |
444 | 00:33:46,589 | 00:33:48,678 | But it was a big undertaking 'cause they wouldn't go | But it was a big undertaking 'cause they wouldn't go |
445 | 00:33:48,722 | 00:33:50,637 | to the store and buy it, they would go | to the store and buy it, they would go |
446 | 00:33:50,680 | 00:33:53,901 | to, what they called a salt lake, and this was just a spring | to, what they called a salt lake, and this was just a spring |
447 | 00:33:53,944 | 00:33:55,729 | where the water coming up out of the spring | where the water coming up out of the spring |
448 | 00:33:55,772 | 00:33:57,426 | has a high salt content. | has a high salt content. |
449 | 00:34:00,603 | 00:34:02,518 | Keep that energy up, boys. | Keep that energy up, boys. |
450 | 00:34:09,873 | 00:34:12,920 | You get to boil down five or six hundred gallons of water | You get to boil down five or six hundred gallons of water |
451 | 00:34:12,963 | 00:34:15,618 | to end up with a 50-pound bushel of salt. | to end up with a 50-pound bushel of salt. |
452 | 00:34:18,012 | 00:34:19,405 | Boone and his men can extract | Boone and his men can extract |
453 | 00:34:19,448 | 00:34:23,496 | about 500 pounds of salt a day | about 500 pounds of salt a day |
454 | 00:34:23,539 | 00:34:26,194 | but they need 15,000 pounds before winter. | but they need 15,000 pounds before winter. |
455 | 00:34:28,979 | 00:34:31,330 | The work leaves them exposed in the wilderness | The work leaves them exposed in the wilderness |
456 | 00:34:31,373 | 00:34:33,114 | for nearly a month. | for nearly a month. |
457 | 00:35:29,388 | 00:35:31,129 | Boone and all of his men | Boone and all of his men |
458 | 00:35:31,172 | 00:35:33,740 | are taken by the Shawnee. | are taken by the Shawnee. |
459 | 00:35:33,783 | 00:35:36,395 | The British will pay a $100 bounty | The British will pay a $100 bounty |
460 | 00:35:36,438 | 00:35:38,353 | for each captured settler. | for each captured settler. |
461 | 00:35:45,099 | 00:35:48,494 | The Shawnees and the settlers in Kentucky were at war. | The Shawnees and the settlers in Kentucky were at war. |
462 | 00:35:48,537 | 00:35:54,717 | And when the Shawnees discovered Boone and his men making salt | And when the Shawnees discovered Boone and his men making salt |
463 | 00:35:54,761 | 00:35:58,199 | this was a sudden crime of opportunity. | this was a sudden crime of opportunity. |
464 | 00:35:58,243 | 00:36:01,202 | They took them as prisoners of war. | They took them as prisoners of war. |
465 | 00:36:01,246 | 00:36:03,900 | These would've been valuable assets. | These would've been valuable assets. |
466 | 00:36:08,253 | 00:36:09,950 | First, they have to survive | First, they have to survive |
467 | 00:36:09,993 | 00:36:12,257 | a brutal Native American rite | a brutal Native American rite |
468 | 00:36:12,300 | 00:36:14,172 | called the gauntlet. | called the gauntlet. |
469 | 00:36:23,703 | 00:36:26,271 | Running the gauntlet was a test | Running the gauntlet was a test |
470 | 00:36:26,314 | 00:36:28,098 | of one's strength and mettle. | of one's strength and mettle. |
471 | 00:36:30,536 | 00:36:32,799 | And the gauntlet was also a way | And the gauntlet was also a way |
472 | 00:36:32,842 | 00:36:35,323 | of terrorizing your enemy. | of terrorizing your enemy. |
473 | 00:36:35,367 | 00:36:37,978 | In fact, many people did not survive. | In fact, many people did not survive. |
474 | 00:37:37,255 | 00:37:38,386 | Aah! | Aah! |
475 | 00:38:24,998 | 00:38:27,479 | Fighting as British allies | Fighting as British allies |
476 | 00:38:27,522 | 00:38:30,351 | the Shawnee have captured Daniel Boone and his men. | the Shawnee have captured Daniel Boone and his men. |
477 | 00:38:32,745 | 00:38:35,051 | To prove his worth | To prove his worth |
478 | 00:38:35,095 | 00:38:37,227 | Boone is forced to run the gauntlet. | Boone is forced to run the gauntlet. |
479 | 00:39:08,911 | 00:39:10,435 | Boone running the gauntlet | Boone running the gauntlet |
480 | 00:39:10,478 | 00:39:13,525 | and kind of withstanding all these hits | and kind of withstanding all these hits |
481 | 00:39:13,568 | 00:39:17,790 | earns him, uh, the respect of, uh, Blackfish. | earns him, uh, the respect of, uh, Blackfish. |
482 | 00:39:17,833 | 00:39:20,619 | And he's then able to convince Blackfish | And he's then able to convince Blackfish |
483 | 00:39:20,662 | 00:39:23,883 | not to assault anybody else. | not to assault anybody else. |
484 | 00:39:23,926 | 00:39:27,060 | And it certainly added to the legend of Daniel Boone. | And it certainly added to the legend of Daniel Boone. |
485 | 00:39:44,991 | 00:39:47,689 | Boone and his men may be alive.. | Boone and his men may be alive.. |
486 | 00:39:47,733 | 00:39:50,997 | ...but they're prisoners of war.. | ...but they're prisoners of war.. |
487 | 00:39:51,040 | 00:39:53,565 | ...in a rebellion that's on the brink of failure. | ...in a rebellion that's on the brink of failure. |
488 | 00:40:05,968 | 00:40:08,406 | By 1778.. | By 1778.. |
489 | 00:40:08,449 | 00:40:11,974 | ...the exhausted Continental Army is in full retreat. | ...the exhausted Continental Army is in full retreat. |
490 | 00:40:16,675 | 00:40:20,156 | But it can't escape the most brutal winter in a century. | But it can't escape the most brutal winter in a century. |
491 | 00:40:22,985 | 00:40:26,511 | In the winter of 1777-1778 | In the winter of 1777-1778 |
492 | 00:40:26,554 | 00:40:30,993 | the British had occupied Philadelphia. | the British had occupied Philadelphia. |
493 | 00:40:31,037 | 00:40:32,865 | Washington's Continental Army | Washington's Continental Army |
494 | 00:40:32,908 | 00:40:34,867 | is starving and freezing to death | is starving and freezing to death |
495 | 00:40:34,910 | 00:40:36,912 | at Valley Forge. | at Valley Forge. |
496 | 00:40:36,956 | 00:40:38,784 | It's a very dark time | It's a very dark time |
497 | 00:40:38,827 | 00:40:41,439 | for the American revolutionary cause. | for the American revolutionary cause. |
498 | 00:40:44,833 | 00:40:48,315 | By February, 2,500 continental soldiers | By February, 2,500 continental soldiers |
499 | 00:40:48,358 | 00:40:50,099 | die of exposure | die of exposure |
500 | 00:40:50,143 | 00:40:53,494 | disease and starvation. | disease and starvation. |
501 | 00:40:53,538 | 00:40:56,845 | More than double the casualties of any single battle. | More than double the casualties of any single battle. |
502 | 00:41:01,981 | 00:41:03,591 | Back in Boonesborough.. | Back in Boonesborough.. |
503 | 00:41:05,767 | 00:41:08,074 | ...Boone and his men have been missing for months. | ...Boone and his men have been missing for months. |
504 | 00:41:10,555 | 00:41:13,601 | Most settlers fear the worst. | Most settlers fear the worst. |
505 | 00:41:13,645 | 00:41:16,343 | Including Boone's wife, Rebecca. | Including Boone's wife, Rebecca. |
506 | 00:41:19,564 | 00:41:21,043 | Say bye to your sister. | Say bye to your sister. |
507 | 00:41:21,087 | 00:41:22,436 | - Bye. - Goodbye. | - Bye. - Goodbye. |
508 | 00:41:22,480 | 00:41:23,437 | Bye. | Bye. |
509 | 00:41:28,790 | 00:41:30,531 | The people of Boonesborough | The people of Boonesborough |
510 | 00:41:30,575 | 00:41:32,620 | assumed the men had been killed. | assumed the men had been killed. |
511 | 00:41:32,664 | 00:41:35,014 | They had to. | They had to. |
512 | 00:41:35,057 | 00:41:38,887 | But Jemima stayed after Rebecca took the rest of the family | But Jemima stayed after Rebecca took the rest of the family |
513 | 00:41:38,931 | 00:41:40,759 | back to North Carolina. | back to North Carolina. |
514 | 00:41:43,065 | 00:41:46,765 | She believed that her father | She believed that her father |
515 | 00:41:46,808 | 00:41:48,114 | would come back.. | would come back.. |
516 | 00:41:49,898 | 00:41:51,596 | ...and she was going to be there to greet him. | ...and she was going to be there to greet him. |
517 | 00:42:08,264 | 00:42:11,267 | Hundreds of miles from home.. | Hundreds of miles from home.. |
518 | 00:42:11,311 | 00:42:13,618 | ...Boone has survived months of captivity. | ...Boone has survived months of captivity. |
519 | 00:42:15,924 | 00:42:19,580 | Now, Chief Blackfish is marching Boone's men | Now, Chief Blackfish is marching Boone's men |
520 | 00:42:19,624 | 00:42:22,757 | to the British stronghold of Fort Detroit. | to the British stronghold of Fort Detroit. |
521 | 00:42:27,414 | 00:42:31,592 | It's the central staging ground for attacks from the west. | It's the central staging ground for attacks from the west. |
522 | 00:42:31,636 | 00:42:34,421 | Part of Britain's plan to work with their Native American | Part of Britain's plan to work with their Native American |
523 | 00:42:34,464 | 00:42:37,990 | allies to crush the colonies from all sides. | allies to crush the colonies from all sides. |
524 | 00:42:59,054 | 00:43:00,665 | The British established | The British established |
525 | 00:43:00,708 | 00:43:04,799 | a majorheadquarters at Detroit. | a majorheadquarters at Detroit. |
526 | 00:43:04,843 | 00:43:07,889 | It became the most important fort in that region | It became the most important fort in that region |
527 | 00:43:07,933 | 00:43:09,674 | and it was out of Detroit | and it was out of Detroit |
528 | 00:43:09,717 | 00:43:12,894 | that they sent the militias | that they sent the militias |
529 | 00:43:12,938 | 00:43:16,289 | and the supplies for the Indians to attack. | and the supplies for the Indians to attack. |
530 | 00:43:16,332 | 00:43:19,466 | That would become a front in the war. | That would become a front in the war. |
531 | 00:43:45,797 | 00:43:49,061 | These prisoners were valuable assets for the Shawnee. | These prisoners were valuable assets for the Shawnee. |
532 | 00:43:49,104 | 00:43:51,411 | They could trade them with the British | They could trade them with the British |
533 | 00:43:51,454 | 00:43:55,676 | as a symbol of their support for the British side. | as a symbol of their support for the British side. |
534 | 00:43:55,720 | 00:43:57,809 | Unfortunately, some of them actually were forced | Unfortunately, some of them actually were forced |
535 | 00:43:57,852 | 00:43:59,985 | into the British military. | into the British military. |
536 | 00:44:17,611 | 00:44:20,266 | What's going to happen to those men? | What's going to happen to those men? |
537 | 00:44:20,309 | 00:44:22,355 | - Where are you taking them? - To be questioned. | - Where are you taking them? - To be questioned. |
538 | 00:44:22,398 | 00:44:23,965 | Those men are not rebels. | Those men are not rebels. |
539 | 00:44:24,009 | 00:44:26,968 | They're just hunters and farmers settled in Kentucky. | They're just hunters and farmers settled in Kentucky. |
540 | 00:44:27,012 | 00:44:30,145 | - What's your name? - Daniel Boone. | - What's your name? - Daniel Boone. |
541 | 00:44:30,189 | 00:44:32,931 | - Of Boonesborough? - Yes, sir. | - Of Boonesborough? - Yes, sir. |
542 | 00:44:32,974 | 00:44:36,586 | You think that's your land? | You think that's your land? |
543 | 00:44:36,630 | 00:44:40,373 | Boonesborough has not declared loyalty to the crown. | Boonesborough has not declared loyalty to the crown. |
544 | 00:44:40,416 | 00:44:44,377 | As such, I've been ordered to take it by force. | As such, I've been ordered to take it by force. |
545 | 00:44:44,420 | 00:44:48,033 | 'Blackfish will lead a war party to take the fort.' | 'Blackfish will lead a war party to take the fort.' |
546 | 00:44:48,076 | 00:44:51,079 | You will go with him to help negotiate the surrender. | You will go with him to help negotiate the surrender. |
547 | 00:44:51,123 | 00:44:52,690 | Please, let me-- | Please, let me-- |
548 | 00:44:52,733 | 00:44:54,561 | That is what's going to happen. | That is what's going to happen. |
549 | 00:44:58,217 | 00:45:02,090 | Boonesborough is the most important frontier settlement. | Boonesborough is the most important frontier settlement. |
550 | 00:45:02,134 | 00:45:05,311 | If it falls, the loss could be catastrophic | If it falls, the loss could be catastrophic |
551 | 00:45:05,354 | 00:45:07,139 | to the American cause. | to the American cause. |
552 | 00:45:22,807 | 00:45:24,547 | Well, you could only imagine what was going through | Well, you could only imagine what was going through |
553 | 00:45:24,591 | 00:45:26,636 | Boone's mind. | Boone's mind. |
554 | 00:45:26,680 | 00:45:29,683 | He realizes that the Shawnee are going to | He realizes that the Shawnee are going to |
555 | 00:45:29,727 | 00:45:32,251 | uh, attack Boonesborough | uh, attack Boonesborough |
556 | 00:45:32,294 | 00:45:35,907 | facing what seemed to be, insurmountable odds. | facing what seemed to be, insurmountable odds. |
557 | 00:45:35,950 | 00:45:39,301 | Vastly outnumbered, his family is there | Vastly outnumbered, his family is there |
558 | 00:45:39,345 | 00:45:42,130 | so he decides that he's going to risk it all | so he decides that he's going to risk it all |
559 | 00:45:42,174 | 00:45:44,045 | and try to escape. | and try to escape. |
560 | 00:46:48,980 | 00:46:51,373 | Daniel Boone is on the move | Daniel Boone is on the move |
561 | 00:46:51,417 | 00:46:54,507 | making a daring escape.. | making a daring escape.. |
562 | 00:46:54,550 | 00:46:56,378 | ...from his Shawnee captors. | ...from his Shawnee captors. |
563 | 00:46:59,338 | 00:47:02,428 | He has to warn Boonesborough that an attack is imminent. | He has to warn Boonesborough that an attack is imminent. |
564 | 00:47:06,562 | 00:47:07,781 | 'Boone!' | 'Boone!' |
565 | 00:47:43,686 | 00:47:45,906 | Alone, on foot | Alone, on foot |
566 | 00:47:45,950 | 00:47:48,517 | Boone must cover a 150 miles | Boone must cover a 150 miles |
567 | 00:47:48,561 | 00:47:53,044 | faster than the Shawnee or the fort will fall | faster than the Shawnee or the fort will fall |
568 | 00:47:53,087 | 00:47:55,394 | allowing the British and their allies | allowing the British and their allies |
569 | 00:47:55,437 | 00:47:58,179 | to attack the colonies from the west. | to attack the colonies from the west. |
570 | 00:48:08,798 | 00:48:10,844 | Because he was an expert tracker | Because he was an expert tracker |
571 | 00:48:10,888 | 00:48:14,195 | Boone knows very well the kind of things you do | Boone knows very well the kind of things you do |
572 | 00:48:14,239 | 00:48:16,981 | if you don't want someone to follow you. | if you don't want someone to follow you. |
573 | 00:48:17,024 | 00:48:20,114 | So, Boone would do things like step only on rocks | So, Boone would do things like step only on rocks |
574 | 00:48:20,158 | 00:48:23,030 | to not leave a trail and you cut zigzags | to not leave a trail and you cut zigzags |
575 | 00:48:23,074 | 00:48:26,381 | and circles and anything you can do to confuse your pursuer. | and circles and anything you can do to confuse your pursuer. |
576 | 00:48:35,260 | 00:48:39,220 | When Boone escaped from the Shawnees | When Boone escaped from the Shawnees |
577 | 00:48:39,264 | 00:48:41,657 | he was not prepared for a 100-mile journey. | he was not prepared for a 100-mile journey. |
578 | 00:48:43,746 | 00:48:45,487 | His feet were blistered and bloody. | His feet were blistered and bloody. |
579 | 00:49:40,064 | 00:49:42,805 | Guys like Daniel Boone who are on these | Guys like Daniel Boone who are on these |
580 | 00:49:42,849 | 00:49:44,546 | endurance journeys. | endurance journeys. |
581 | 00:49:44,590 | 00:49:47,941 | You'd have to be in extremely good shape. | You'd have to be in extremely good shape. |
582 | 00:49:47,985 | 00:49:52,728 | That's just a testimonial to how tough these guys were. | That's just a testimonial to how tough these guys were. |
583 | 00:49:52,772 | 00:49:55,296 | He managed to do it in four days. | He managed to do it in four days. |
584 | 00:49:55,340 | 00:49:57,995 | In order to do that, he drew on incredible resources | In order to do that, he drew on incredible resources |
585 | 00:49:58,038 | 00:49:59,300 | in his body. | in his body. |
586 | 00:50:11,747 | 00:50:13,575 | This is an extraordinary story. | This is an extraordinary story. |
587 | 00:50:13,619 | 00:50:15,229 | I mean, we're talkin' about, uh.. | I mean, we're talkin' about, uh.. |
588 | 00:50:15,273 | 00:50:18,015 | ...four marathons in four days | ...four marathons in four days |
589 | 00:50:18,058 | 00:50:20,669 | without shoes, uh, through the wilderness.. | without shoes, uh, through the wilderness.. |
590 | 00:50:20,713 | 00:50:23,063 | Not even running on streets. | Not even running on streets. |
591 | 00:50:23,107 | 00:50:25,500 | It builds on this reputation | It builds on this reputation |
592 | 00:50:25,544 | 00:50:29,113 | of Daniel Boone the superhero who can do anything. | of Daniel Boone the superhero who can do anything. |
593 | 00:50:38,687 | 00:50:40,080 | 'It's Boone!' | 'It's Boone!' |
594 | 00:51:09,022 | 00:51:10,806 | Home for the first time in months | Home for the first time in months |
595 | 00:51:10,850 | 00:51:12,678 | there's no time to rest. | there's no time to rest. |
596 | 00:51:20,381 | 00:51:22,209 | The Shawnee are coming. | The Shawnee are coming. |
597 | 00:51:25,125 | 00:51:26,996 | Gather our weapons. | Gather our weapons. |
598 | 00:51:27,040 | 00:51:29,260 | Muskets, ammunition, gunpowder. | Muskets, ammunition, gunpowder. |
599 | 00:51:29,303 | 00:51:31,175 | Get everything you can. | Get everything you can. |
600 | 00:51:36,702 | 00:51:38,921 | Everything they needed, essentially | Everything they needed, essentially |
601 | 00:51:38,965 | 00:51:41,010 | they had to produce themselves. | they had to produce themselves. |
602 | 00:51:41,054 | 00:51:43,187 | Everything they consumed, everything they drank.. | Everything they consumed, everything they drank.. |
603 | 00:51:43,230 | 00:51:45,450 | Uh, all the gunpowder that they used | Uh, all the gunpowder that they used |
604 | 00:51:45,493 | 00:51:48,061 | the, the lead bullets that they cast | the, the lead bullets that they cast |
605 | 00:51:48,105 | 00:51:50,194 | everything had to be made from materials | everything had to be made from materials |
606 | 00:51:50,237 | 00:51:52,109 | that were at hand. | that were at hand. |
607 | 00:51:56,765 | 00:52:00,160 | Combining leftover sulfur.. | Combining leftover sulfur.. |
608 | 00:52:00,204 | 00:52:04,730 | ...charcoal from the campfire and bat dung | ...charcoal from the campfire and bat dung |
609 | 00:52:04,773 | 00:52:08,037 | the settlers race to make gunpowder. | the settlers race to make gunpowder. |
610 | 00:52:17,134 | 00:52:19,745 | It was a desperate time. They were short of men. | It was a desperate time. They were short of men. |
611 | 00:52:19,788 | 00:52:22,443 | They were short of ammunition, short of supplies. | They were short of ammunition, short of supplies. |
612 | 00:52:27,100 | 00:52:29,058 | And yet, people of Boonesborough | And yet, people of Boonesborough |
613 | 00:52:29,102 | 00:52:32,236 | were really a part of the defense | were really a part of the defense |
614 | 00:52:32,279 | 00:52:35,761 | as it turned out, of the American, uh, Revolution. | as it turned out, of the American, uh, Revolution. |
615 | 00:53:08,272 | 00:53:12,972 | Blackfish and his 450 Shawnee warriors | Blackfish and his 450 Shawnee warriors |
616 | 00:53:13,015 | 00:53:15,148 | outnumber the people of Boonesborough.. | outnumber the people of Boonesborough.. |
617 | 00:53:16,236 | 00:53:17,498 | ...seven to one. | ...seven to one. |
618 | 00:53:30,555 | 00:53:33,601 | Fearing a massacre.. | Fearing a massacre.. |
619 | 00:53:33,645 | 00:53:38,040 | ...Boone makes a last ditch effort to get reinforcements | ...Boone makes a last ditch effort to get reinforcements |
620 | 00:53:38,084 | 00:53:39,999 | and sends for the local militia. | and sends for the local militia. |
621 | 00:53:52,925 | 00:53:56,494 | They're stationed over 300 miles away.. | They're stationed over 300 miles away.. |
622 | 00:53:56,537 | 00:53:57,495 | ...in Virginia. | ...in Virginia. |
623 | 00:54:05,154 | 00:54:07,853 | And there's no telling if they'll arrive in time.. | And there's no telling if they'll arrive in time.. |
624 | 00:54:09,463 | 00:54:10,769 | ...or at all. | ...or at all. |
625 | 00:54:26,263 | 00:54:29,788 | Deep in the Kentucky wilderness | Deep in the Kentucky wilderness |
626 | 00:54:29,831 | 00:54:32,660 | Daniel Boone braces for an attack. | Daniel Boone braces for an attack. |
627 | 00:54:38,275 | 00:54:41,190 | Four hundred and fifty Shawnee warriors | Four hundred and fifty Shawnee warriors |
628 | 00:54:41,234 | 00:54:42,975 | are marching toward Boonesborough.. | are marching toward Boonesborough.. |
629 | 00:54:45,238 | 00:54:48,894 | ...under British orders to capture the fort. | ...under British orders to capture the fort. |
630 | 00:54:48,937 | 00:54:52,332 | If it falls, the blow to the colonial cause | If it falls, the blow to the colonial cause |
631 | 00:54:52,376 | 00:54:53,551 | could be devastating. | could be devastating. |
632 | 00:54:56,205 | 00:54:58,773 | To understand what was going on at Boonesborough | To understand what was going on at Boonesborough |
633 | 00:54:58,817 | 00:55:02,690 | you have to consider it in the context of the revolution. | you have to consider it in the context of the revolution. |
634 | 00:55:02,734 | 00:55:05,867 | The British were encouraging Indians | The British were encouraging Indians |
635 | 00:55:05,911 | 00:55:09,044 | to attack the Kentucky settlements. | to attack the Kentucky settlements. |
636 | 00:55:09,088 | 00:55:11,830 | Boonesborough was the biggest one, so they felt if they could | Boonesborough was the biggest one, so they felt if they could |
637 | 00:55:11,873 | 00:55:13,875 | bring that down | bring that down |
638 | 00:55:13,919 | 00:55:17,836 | they could probably overrun Kentucky | they could probably overrun Kentucky |
639 | 00:55:17,879 | 00:55:19,707 | and drive the settlers out. | and drive the settlers out. |
640 | 00:55:22,710 | 00:55:26,410 | And then attack from the west against the colonies. | And then attack from the west against the colonies. |
641 | 00:55:29,543 | 00:55:32,677 | Boone sent word to the Virginia militia | Boone sent word to the Virginia militia |
642 | 00:55:32,720 | 00:55:34,069 | hoping for help. | hoping for help. |
643 | 00:55:36,245 | 00:55:38,422 | But they're more than 300 miles away.. | But they're more than 300 miles away.. |
644 | 00:55:40,598 | 00:55:42,077 | ...and he has no idea | ...and he has no idea |
645 | 00:55:42,121 | 00:55:43,949 | if they're coming. | if they're coming. |
646 | 00:56:06,493 | 00:56:07,755 | 'They're here!' | 'They're here!' |
647 | 00:56:24,816 | 00:56:25,817 | My God! | My God! |
648 | 00:56:32,693 | 00:56:35,435 | A force of hundreds of Indians shows up. | A force of hundreds of Indians shows up. |
649 | 00:56:35,479 | 00:56:37,481 | They want to wipe Boonesborough off the map. | They want to wipe Boonesborough off the map. |
650 | 00:56:50,232 | 00:56:52,060 | Daniel Boone! | Daniel Boone! |
651 | 00:56:52,104 | 00:56:53,627 | But Boone doesn't want | But Boone doesn't want |
652 | 00:56:53,671 | 00:56:55,020 | to engage them in a fight. | to engage them in a fight. |
653 | 00:56:55,063 | 00:56:57,065 | He's aware that the Shawnee | He's aware that the Shawnee |
654 | 00:56:57,109 | 00:56:59,111 | could possibly massacre them all | could possibly massacre them all |
655 | 00:56:59,154 | 00:57:01,679 | so he negotiates with the Shawnee. | so he negotiates with the Shawnee. |
656 | 00:57:02,984 | 00:57:04,595 | 'I'm coming out!' | 'I'm coming out!' |
657 | 00:57:50,989 | 00:57:52,860 | Do right by your people. | Do right by your people. |
658 | 00:57:52,904 | 00:57:55,994 | Surrender and no harm will come to them. | Surrender and no harm will come to them. |
659 | 00:57:56,037 | 00:57:59,345 | 'You have until sundown.' | 'You have until sundown.' |
660 | 00:57:59,388 | 00:58:02,348 | I need more time to discuss it with the others. | I need more time to discuss it with the others. |
661 | 00:58:10,878 | 00:58:12,793 | You have until sundown. | You have until sundown. |
662 | 00:58:50,004 | 00:58:51,876 | Man your post. Fire at will. | Man your post. Fire at will. |
663 | 00:59:16,640 | 00:59:19,164 | Even though they were vastly outnumbered | Even though they were vastly outnumbered |
664 | 00:59:19,207 | 00:59:20,905 | uh, by the Indians | uh, by the Indians |
665 | 00:59:20,948 | 00:59:24,386 | the frontiersmen who are in Boonesborough | the frontiersmen who are in Boonesborough |
666 | 00:59:24,430 | 00:59:26,214 | they used good fortifications | they used good fortifications |
667 | 00:59:26,258 | 00:59:28,913 | they had stockpiles of weaponry. | they had stockpiles of weaponry. |
668 | 00:59:30,958 | 00:59:34,309 | And remember that they had to hunt just to survive | And remember that they had to hunt just to survive |
669 | 00:59:34,353 | 00:59:37,138 | so they were always exceptional marksmen. | so they were always exceptional marksmen. |
670 | 01:00:02,337 | 01:00:03,512 | Aah! | Aah! |
671 | 01:00:12,260 | 01:00:14,523 | We're gonna make this. We're gonna make this. | We're gonna make this. We're gonna make this. |
672 | 01:00:56,087 | 01:00:58,742 | Boone and a force of just 60 settlers | Boone and a force of just 60 settlers |
673 | 01:00:58,785 | 01:01:02,615 | fight off the first attack. | fight off the first attack. |
674 | 01:01:02,659 | 01:01:04,835 | The Shawnee suffer heavy casualties.. | The Shawnee suffer heavy casualties.. |
675 | 01:01:08,577 | 01:01:12,581 | i0dt:1"X ...but Blackfish refuses to give up. | i0dt:1"X ...but Blackfish refuses to give up. |
676 | 01:01:12,625 | 01:01:15,628 | The frontier story has been told many times | The frontier story has been told many times |
677 | 01:01:15,672 | 01:01:18,979 | almost always with the settlers | almost always with the settlers |
678 | 01:01:19,023 | 01:01:20,677 | as the heroes of the story. | as the heroes of the story. |
679 | 01:01:23,505 | 01:01:27,074 | But American Indians are Americans too. | But American Indians are Americans too. |
680 | 01:01:27,118 | 01:01:28,946 | Shawnee people were defending what they considered to be | Shawnee people were defending what they considered to be |
681 | 01:01:28,989 | 01:01:30,469 | their homeland. | their homeland. |
682 | 01:01:36,083 | 01:01:39,260 | The Battle of Boonesborough is just beginning. | The Battle of Boonesborough is just beginning. |
683 | 01:01:49,880 | 01:01:52,621 | In the first major battle on the western front | In the first major battle on the western front |
684 | 01:01:52,665 | 01:01:56,974 | of the Revolutionary War, Boonesborough is under siege. | of the Revolutionary War, Boonesborough is under siege. |
685 | 01:02:10,465 | 01:02:13,164 | After taking heavy casualties | After taking heavy casualties |
686 | 01:02:13,207 | 01:02:16,820 | Shawnee leader, Blackfish, changes tactics.. | Shawnee leader, Blackfish, changes tactics.. |
687 | 01:02:26,568 | 01:02:29,049 | ...unleashing a barrage of surprise attacks | ...unleashing a barrage of surprise attacks |
688 | 01:02:29,093 | 01:02:30,834 | on the settlement. | on the settlement. |
689 | 01:03:04,128 | 01:03:05,477 | Come on! | Come on! |
690 | 01:03:14,007 | 01:03:15,226 | Just hang on. | Just hang on. |
691 | 01:03:27,020 | 01:03:30,415 | The Native Americans we're using hit-and-run tactics | The Native Americans we're using hit-and-run tactics |
692 | 01:03:30,458 | 01:03:33,157 | and these are quite devastatingly effective | and these are quite devastatingly effective |
693 | 01:03:33,200 | 01:03:35,420 | because those in the frontier | because those in the frontier |
694 | 01:03:35,463 | 01:03:37,683 | feared that they could be attacked at any time | feared that they could be attacked at any time |
695 | 01:03:37,726 | 01:03:38,945 | at any place. | at any place. |
696 | 01:03:41,165 | 01:03:44,821 | This, as in every combat, is a test of wills. | This, as in every combat, is a test of wills. |
697 | 01:03:47,084 | 01:03:49,651 | They were vulnerable and exposed. | They were vulnerable and exposed. |
698 | 01:03:49,695 | 01:03:52,263 | Bullets were flying. | Bullets were flying. |
699 | 01:03:52,306 | 01:03:54,352 | There was gun smoke sometimes so thick | There was gun smoke sometimes so thick |
700 | 01:03:54,395 | 01:03:57,355 | you couldn't see anything. | you couldn't see anything. |
701 | 01:03:57,398 | 01:04:00,401 | This went on day after day after day. | This went on day after day after day. |
702 | 01:04:03,187 | 01:04:07,887 | With the fort surrounded, the settlers are trapped. | With the fort surrounded, the settlers are trapped. |
703 | 01:04:16,853 | 01:04:19,899 | There was human waste, animal carcasses | There was human waste, animal carcasses |
704 | 01:04:19,943 | 01:04:22,293 | and rotten meat layin' around. | and rotten meat layin' around. |
705 | 01:04:22,336 | 01:04:24,991 | Everyone's clothes are in tatters. | Everyone's clothes are in tatters. |
706 | 01:04:25,035 | 01:04:29,648 | I mean, this place is a miserable cesspool. | I mean, this place is a miserable cesspool. |
707 | 01:04:29,691 | 01:04:32,564 | The only thing worse than being in here | The only thing worse than being in here |
708 | 01:04:32,607 | 01:04:35,741 | would be to step out of there and be tortured and killed. | would be to step out of there and be tortured and killed. |
709 | 01:04:45,185 | 01:04:48,101 | Boone refuses to surrender. | Boone refuses to surrender. |
710 | 01:04:51,583 | 01:04:53,802 | The settlers stand their ground. | The settlers stand their ground. |
711 | 01:05:38,412 | 01:05:39,587 | Aah! | Aah! |
712 | 01:05:51,860 | 01:05:55,342 | The attacks continue for nine straight days | The attacks continue for nine straight days |
713 | 01:05:55,386 | 01:05:58,041 | but Blackfish still can't take the fort. | but Blackfish still can't take the fort. |
714 | 01:06:01,087 | 01:06:06,571 | Blackfish was in a very complicated situation there. | Blackfish was in a very complicated situation there. |
715 | 01:06:06,614 | 01:06:10,401 | He knew that unless Boone surrendered the fort | He knew that unless Boone surrendered the fort |
716 | 01:06:10,444 | 01:06:14,100 | it was unlikely he could take it. | it was unlikely he could take it. |
717 | 01:06:14,144 | 01:06:17,495 | And in a well-built fort, with those big logs, uh | And in a well-built fort, with those big logs, uh |
718 | 01:06:17,538 | 01:06:20,889 | with rifles, he could not take the fort. | with rifles, he could not take the fort. |
719 | 01:06:50,441 | 01:06:52,269 | Blackfish and the Shawnees just decided | Blackfish and the Shawnees just decided |
720 | 01:06:52,312 | 01:06:55,315 | if we can't bring them over, if we can't capture them | if we can't bring them over, if we can't capture them |
721 | 01:06:55,359 | 01:06:57,883 | we'll simply do whatever we can to destroy them. | we'll simply do whatever we can to destroy them. |
722 | 01:07:12,985 | 01:07:14,813 | c] | c] |
723 | 01:07:21,428 | 01:07:23,996 | Boonesborough is now a battlefield | Boonesborough is now a battlefield |
724 | 01:07:24,040 | 01:07:26,085 | in the Revolutionary War. | in the Revolutionary War. |
725 | 01:07:26,129 | 01:07:28,522 | Armed by the British, the Shawnee mount | Armed by the British, the Shawnee mount |
726 | 01:07:28,566 | 01:07:29,828 | a fierce attack. | a fierce attack. |
727 | 01:07:32,222 | 01:07:34,876 | But after ten days of relentless fighting | But after ten days of relentless fighting |
728 | 01:07:34,920 | 01:07:36,965 | the fort still stands. | the fort still stands. |
729 | 01:07:57,073 | 01:07:58,509 | Everybody out! | Everybody out! |
730 | 01:09:02,921 | 01:09:05,184 | The siege of Boonesborough was terrifying | The siege of Boonesborough was terrifying |
731 | 01:09:05,228 | 01:09:06,925 | for the people inside the fort. | for the people inside the fort. |
732 | 01:09:09,057 | 01:09:11,799 | The gunfire was so loud | The gunfire was so loud |
733 | 01:09:11,843 | 01:09:15,107 | women were screaming, children were crying | women were screaming, children were crying |
734 | 01:09:15,151 | 01:09:19,067 | they knew the Virginia militia was on its way | they knew the Virginia militia was on its way |
735 | 01:09:19,111 | 01:09:21,069 | but they didn't get there in time. | but they didn't get there in time. |
736 | 01:09:22,810 | 01:09:24,943 | So, the people of Boonesborough | So, the people of Boonesborough |
737 | 01:09:24,986 | 01:09:27,728 | simply assumed the fort was falling. | simply assumed the fort was falling. |
738 | 01:10:00,544 | 01:10:02,676 | At a very important moment | At a very important moment |
739 | 01:10:02,720 | 01:10:07,768 | a rainstorm came and doused the flames. | a rainstorm came and doused the flames. |
740 | 01:10:07,812 | 01:10:10,075 | Had it not rained at that time | Had it not rained at that time |
741 | 01:10:10,118 | 01:10:13,252 | Boonesborough could have, uh, been taken. | Boonesborough could have, uh, been taken. |
742 | 01:10:16,864 | 01:10:19,432 | The Shawnees' attack fails. | The Shawnees' attack fails. |
743 | 01:10:23,784 | 01:10:25,699 | And when a scout returns with word | And when a scout returns with word |
744 | 01:10:25,743 | 01:10:27,919 | that the Virginia militia is coming | that the Virginia militia is coming |
745 | 01:10:27,962 | 01:10:30,443 | Blackfish has no choice but to retreat. | Blackfish has no choice but to retreat. |
746 | 01:10:33,054 | 01:10:36,319 | They knew there were more men there, more rifles | They knew there were more men there, more rifles |
747 | 01:10:36,362 | 01:10:38,451 | more powder, more supplies | more powder, more supplies |
748 | 01:10:38,495 | 01:10:42,760 | and psychologically this was so discouraging to the Indians | and psychologically this was so discouraging to the Indians |
749 | 01:10:42,803 | 01:10:46,764 | and Blackfish that the next morning they were gone. | and Blackfish that the next morning they were gone. |
750 | 01:10:50,898 | 01:10:55,294 | After a eleven days of brutal, round-the-clock fighting | After a eleven days of brutal, round-the-clock fighting |
751 | 01:10:55,338 | 01:10:58,254 | the Battle of Boonesborough is finally over. | the Battle of Boonesborough is finally over. |
752 | 01:10:59,907 | 01:11:04,999 | Securing a badly needed colonial win. | Securing a badly needed colonial win. |
753 | 01:11:05,043 | 01:11:08,568 | It would be hard to exaggerate the importance of the victory | It would be hard to exaggerate the importance of the victory |
754 | 01:11:08,612 | 01:11:11,397 | at Boonesborough for the colonies at this time. | at Boonesborough for the colonies at this time. |
755 | 01:11:11,441 | 01:11:13,530 | It was a desperate time. | It was a desperate time. |
756 | 01:11:13,573 | 01:11:18,230 | 1778 was a bad year for the Americans. | 1778 was a bad year for the Americans. |
757 | 01:11:18,274 | 01:11:22,495 | So, even this little battle in way off in Kentucky | So, even this little battle in way off in Kentucky |
758 | 01:11:22,539 | 01:11:25,672 | s important. | s important. |
759 | 01:11:25,716 | 01:11:27,935 | The British make a major miscalculation in dealing | The British make a major miscalculation in dealing |
760 | 01:11:27,979 | 01:11:30,503 | with Boonesborough and the American frontier. | with Boonesborough and the American frontier. |
761 | 01:11:32,592 | 01:11:35,073 | By supporting Native American attacks | By supporting Native American attacks |
762 | 01:11:35,116 | 01:11:37,597 | against the colonists in the West | against the colonists in the West |
763 | 01:11:37,641 | 01:11:40,731 | that only infuriates and increases | that only infuriates and increases |
764 | 01:11:40,774 | 01:11:43,995 | the hatred of the British in the East. | the hatred of the British in the East. |
765 | 01:11:44,038 | 01:11:47,303 | This was the deepest anxiety | This was the deepest anxiety |
766 | 01:11:47,346 | 01:11:50,306 | that these English colonists had, and for the British to now | that these English colonists had, and for the British to now |
767 | 01:11:50,349 | 01:11:52,960 | just push that button, it's the height of stupidity. | just push that button, it's the height of stupidity. |
768 | 01:11:58,531 | 01:12:01,273 | Just days after the Shawnee retreat.. | Just days after the Shawnee retreat.. |
769 | 01:12:04,450 | 01:12:07,148 | ...the Virginia militia finally arrives. | ...the Virginia militia finally arrives. |
770 | 01:12:22,642 | 01:12:24,514 | They've come with a new mission | They've come with a new mission |
771 | 01:12:24,557 | 01:12:27,386 | to escalate the war on the frontier | to escalate the war on the frontier |
772 | 01:12:27,430 | 01:12:30,998 | by striking back against Britain and its allies. | by striking back against Britain and its allies. |
773 | 01:12:33,349 | 01:12:35,873 | Their first target is Chillicothe | Their first target is Chillicothe |
774 | 01:12:35,916 | 01:12:38,658 | the home of Blackfish | the home of Blackfish |
775 | 01:12:38,702 | 01:12:41,139 | and an opportunity for revenge. | and an opportunity for revenge. |
776 | 01:12:44,272 | 01:12:47,363 | Boone was opposed to exterminationist raids. | Boone was opposed to exterminationist raids. |
777 | 01:12:47,406 | 01:12:49,756 | These raids north of the Ohio | These raids north of the Ohio |
778 | 01:12:49,800 | 01:12:52,150 | were aimed at destroying | were aimed at destroying |
779 | 01:12:52,193 | 01:12:53,891 | the Indian homeland. | the Indian homeland. |
780 | 01:12:53,934 | 01:12:57,503 | Burning villages, burning cornfields | Burning villages, burning cornfields |
781 | 01:12:57,547 | 01:13:00,854 | attacking women and children, killing indiscriminately. | attacking women and children, killing indiscriminately. |
782 | 01:13:00,898 | 01:13:03,291 | This was just not Boone's style. | This was just not Boone's style. |
783 | 01:13:05,859 | 01:13:09,646 | I don't know where their village is. | I don't know where their village is. |
784 | 01:13:09,689 | 01:13:12,083 | The remarkable thing about Boone is that Boone doesn't | The remarkable thing about Boone is that Boone doesn't |
785 | 01:13:12,126 | 01:13:14,825 | turn into an Indian hater. | turn into an Indian hater. |
786 | 01:13:14,868 | 01:13:18,959 | He doesn't give his life over to hate and vengeance. | He doesn't give his life over to hate and vengeance. |
787 | 01:13:19,003 | 01:13:20,918 | He still has it in him the capability | He still has it in him the capability |
788 | 01:13:20,961 | 01:13:23,007 | to seek peace with these people. | to seek peace with these people. |
789 | 01:13:23,050 | 01:13:25,226 | It's kind of remarkable, because I think that if most | It's kind of remarkable, because I think that if most |
790 | 01:13:25,270 | 01:13:27,228 | people imagined that situation | people imagined that situation |
791 | 01:13:27,272 | 01:13:30,971 | the hate would define you for the rest of your life. | the hate would define you for the rest of your life. |
792 | 01:13:32,712 | 01:13:34,018 | 'I do.' | 'I do.' |
793 | 01:13:39,110 | 01:13:41,417 | It's right here. | It's right here. |
794 | 01:13:41,460 | 01:13:43,157 | North of the Ohio River. | North of the Ohio River. |
795 | 01:13:55,126 | 01:13:57,520 | Boone's refusal to fight at Chillicothe | Boone's refusal to fight at Chillicothe |
796 | 01:13:57,563 | 01:14:00,871 | causes a rift between him and the other settlers. | causes a rift between him and the other settlers. |
797 | 01:14:09,880 | 01:14:13,884 | In the fall of 1778, Daniel and Jemima Boone | In the fall of 1778, Daniel and Jemima Boone |
798 | 01:14:13,927 | 01:14:16,539 | leave the settlement he founded. | leave the settlement he founded. |
799 | 01:14:23,981 | 01:14:26,331 | He goes on to join American forces | He goes on to join American forces |
800 | 01:14:26,374 | 01:14:29,290 | fighting the British on the western front. | fighting the British on the western front. |
801 | 01:14:29,334 | 01:14:32,424 | And though he never again sets foot in Boonesborough | And though he never again sets foot in Boonesborough |
802 | 01:14:32,468 | 01:14:34,513 | the settlement survives.. | the settlement survives.. |
803 | 01:14:36,297 | 01:14:38,386 | ...and Kentucky will become | ...and Kentucky will become |
804 | 01:14:38,430 | 01:14:42,478 | America's 15th state. | America's 15th state. |
805 | 01:14:42,521 | 01:14:45,437 | Boone remains a seductive figure | Boone remains a seductive figure |
806 | 01:14:45,481 | 01:14:47,874 | in the American imagination. | in the American imagination. |
807 | 01:14:47,918 | 01:14:50,529 | I think we all like to fancy | I think we all like to fancy |
808 | 01:14:50,573 | 01:14:53,445 | that in those circumstances we would be that brave | that in those circumstances we would be that brave |
809 | 01:14:53,489 | 01:14:56,840 | and that resourceful and that capable | and that resourceful and that capable |
810 | 01:14:56,883 | 01:14:58,929 | to live through and do the things that he did. | to live through and do the things that he did. |
811 | 01:14:58,972 | 01:15:00,626 | But also throughout his life | But also throughout his life |
812 | 01:15:00,670 | 01:15:04,151 | he seems just have remained a good guy. | he seems just have remained a good guy. |
813 | 01:15:04,195 | 01:15:06,458 | Boone still stands out as this likable figure | Boone still stands out as this likable figure |
814 | 01:15:06,502 | 01:15:08,329 | who treated people fairly | who treated people fairly |
815 | 01:15:08,373 | 01:15:11,028 | wanted the best for people. | wanted the best for people. |
816 | 01:15:11,071 | 01:15:13,552 | And he had that rugged individualism | And he had that rugged individualism |
817 | 01:15:13,596 | 01:15:16,468 | that is the embodiment of American frontiersmen. | that is the embodiment of American frontiersmen. |
818 | 01:15:29,176 | 01:15:32,658 | With Boone gone, in May 1779 | With Boone gone, in May 1779 |
819 | 01:15:32,702 | 01:15:37,010 | Virginia's militia marches on Britain's allies | Virginia's militia marches on Britain's allies |
820 | 01:15:37,054 | 01:15:38,621 | the Shawnee. | the Shawnee. |
821 | 01:16:00,991 | 01:16:06,562 | Chillicothe is home to 3000 Shawnee.. | Chillicothe is home to 3000 Shawnee.. |
822 | 01:16:06,605 | 01:16:10,130 | ...when the Virginia militia descends bent on revenge. | ...when the Virginia militia descends bent on revenge. |
823 | 01:17:19,678 | 01:17:23,421 | For the Shawnee people, the loss of a beloved leader | For the Shawnee people, the loss of a beloved leader |
824 | 01:17:23,464 | 01:17:27,381 | in Blackfish was a serious event. | in Blackfish was a serious event. |
825 | 01:17:27,425 | 01:17:29,688 | Blackfish loomed large | Blackfish loomed large |
826 | 01:17:29,732 | 01:17:33,474 | because of his stature and reputation as a war leader. | because of his stature and reputation as a war leader. |
827 | 01:17:33,518 | 01:17:37,653 | The loss of Blackfish was the loss of yet another hero. | The loss of Blackfish was the loss of yet another hero. |
828 | 01:17:46,531 | 01:17:49,229 | From those that survive | From those that survive |
829 | 01:17:49,273 | 01:17:53,538 | a new Shawnee hero will emerge. | a new Shawnee hero will emerge. |
830 | 01:17:53,581 | 01:17:58,325 | The adopted son of Blackfish, a 11-year-old Tecumseh | The adopted son of Blackfish, a 11-year-old Tecumseh |
831 | 01:17:58,369 | 01:18:01,024 | who will soon rise to lead his people | who will soon rise to lead his people |
832 | 01:18:01,067 | 01:18:03,635 | in the fight to reclaim the frontier. | in the fight to reclaim the frontier. |
833 | 01:18:07,770 | 01:18:10,860 | One year after the death of Chief Blackfish | One year after the death of Chief Blackfish |
834 | 01:18:10,903 | 01:18:14,211 | the Continental Army begins to turn the tide of the war. | the Continental Army begins to turn the tide of the war. |
835 | 01:18:27,398 | 01:18:30,444 | The success of the settlers in defending Boonesborough | The success of the settlers in defending Boonesborough |
836 | 01:18:30,488 | 01:18:34,884 | was just one incident in a long series of fights and battles. | was just one incident in a long series of fights and battles. |
837 | 01:18:39,976 | 01:18:43,066 | Eventually, the French come into the conflict | Eventually, the French come into the conflict |
838 | 01:18:43,109 | 01:18:46,678 | as the allies of the Americans. | as the allies of the Americans. |
839 | 01:18:46,722 | 01:18:48,767 | And in many ways, that indeed | And in many ways, that indeed |
840 | 01:18:48,811 | 01:18:50,943 | was the turning point in the revolution. | was the turning point in the revolution. |
841 | 01:18:58,124 | 01:19:00,910 | In September, 1783 | In September, 1783 |
842 | 01:19:00,953 | 01:19:03,608 | Britain signs the Treaty of Paris. | Britain signs the Treaty of Paris. |
843 | 01:19:05,828 | 01:19:08,221 | Formally recognizing the sovereignty | Formally recognizing the sovereignty |
844 | 01:19:08,265 | 01:19:10,354 | of the United States of America | of the United States of America |
845 | 01:19:10,397 | 01:19:12,225 | and ending the war. | and ending the war. |
846 | 01:19:23,671 | 01:19:25,891 | People might not realize this, but the Treaty of Paris | People might not realize this, but the Treaty of Paris |
847 | 01:19:25,935 | 01:19:29,025 | was actually signed by this new United States | was actually signed by this new United States |
848 | 01:19:29,068 | 01:19:32,028 | the British Empire and the French Empire. | the British Empire and the French Empire. |
849 | 01:19:34,595 | 01:19:37,511 | France provided troops, provided navies | France provided troops, provided navies |
850 | 01:19:37,555 | 01:19:40,819 | and funded the American Revolution. | and funded the American Revolution. |
851 | 01:19:40,863 | 01:19:43,300 | Britain figured France was actually | Britain figured France was actually |
852 | 01:19:43,343 | 01:19:46,564 | its bigger enemy in the long run. | its bigger enemy in the long run. |
853 | 01:19:46,607 | 01:19:50,263 | So, Britain surrendered pretty much all the lands | So, Britain surrendered pretty much all the lands |
854 | 01:19:50,307 | 01:19:52,875 | West of the Appalachians to the Mississippi River | West of the Appalachians to the Mississippi River |
855 | 01:19:52,918 | 01:19:56,574 | to make an ally of the new United States. | to make an ally of the new United States. |
856 | 01:20:02,536 | 01:20:06,453 | The new country nearly doubles in size | The new country nearly doubles in size |
857 | 01:20:06,497 | 01:20:10,196 | gaining more than 250,000 square miles of land.. | gaining more than 250,000 square miles of land.. |
858 | 01:20:13,112 | 01:20:15,811 | ...stretching from Florida to Canada | ...stretching from Florida to Canada |
859 | 01:20:15,854 | 01:20:18,639 | and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. | and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. |
860 | 01:20:25,864 | 01:20:28,780 | The big surprise of the Treaty of Paris | The big surprise of the Treaty of Paris |
861 | 01:20:28,824 | 01:20:31,217 | was that the British conceded control | was that the British conceded control |
862 | 01:20:31,261 | 01:20:33,872 | of the entire Trans-Appalachian West. | of the entire Trans-Appalachian West. |
863 | 01:20:33,916 | 01:20:36,875 | It was an incredible bounty | It was an incredible bounty |
864 | 01:20:36,919 | 01:20:38,790 | for the new nation. | for the new nation. |
865 | 01:20:47,016 | 01:20:49,192 | Free from British rule | Free from British rule |
866 | 01:20:49,235 | 01:20:52,021 | American settlers race to claim their piece | American settlers race to claim their piece |
867 | 01:20:52,064 | 01:20:54,110 | of the frontier. | of the frontier. |
868 | 01:20:54,153 | 01:20:56,852 | Over the next decade | Over the next decade |
869 | 01:20:56,895 | 01:20:59,332 | thousands of settlers flood west | thousands of settlers flood west |
870 | 01:20:59,376 | 01:21:03,728 | along the trails blazed by men like Daniel Boone | along the trails blazed by men like Daniel Boone |
871 | 01:21:03,771 | 01:21:06,339 | but they will soon learn a hard lesson. | but they will soon learn a hard lesson. |
872 | 01:21:25,750 | 01:21:27,404 | While the British Army had surrendered | While the British Army had surrendered |
873 | 01:21:27,447 | 01:21:30,798 | the native people in the west never surrendered. | the native people in the west never surrendered. |
874 | 01:21:30,842 | 01:21:33,627 | Native Americans still claim this land | Native Americans still claim this land |
875 | 01:21:33,671 | 01:21:36,108 | and Tecumseh, now grown | and Tecumseh, now grown |
876 | 01:21:36,152 | 01:21:39,285 | is about to reignite the fight for the frontier. | is about to reignite the fight for the frontier. |
877 | 01:21:56,781 | 01:22:00,263 | Next time on the "Men Who Built America, Frontiersmen.." | Next time on the "Men Who Built America, Frontiersmen.." |
878 | 01:22:02,178 | 01:22:05,572 | As the new nation pushes relentlessly west | As the new nation pushes relentlessly west |
879 | 01:22:05,616 | 01:22:08,271 | the frontier becomes a bloody battleground. | the frontier becomes a bloody battleground. |
880 | 01:22:08,314 | 01:22:12,231 | Tecumseh recognizes that if the natives are to survive | Tecumseh recognizes that if the natives are to survive |
881 | 01:22:12,275 | 01:22:15,278 | they need to band together. | they need to band together. |
882 | 01:22:15,321 | 01:22:17,367 | Surrounded by enemies | Surrounded by enemies |
883 | 01:22:17,410 | 01:22:20,326 | Thomas Jefferson makes a bold move | Thomas Jefferson makes a bold move |
884 | 01:22:20,370 | 01:22:22,633 | that could cost him the presidency. | that could cost him the presidency. |
885 | 01:22:22,676 | 01:22:25,027 | The Louisiana Purchase was the greatest | The Louisiana Purchase was the greatest |
886 | 01:22:25,070 | 01:22:28,552 | real estate deal in the history of the world. | real estate deal in the history of the world. |
887 | 01:22:28,595 | 01:22:30,162 | He launches one of the most daring | He launches one of the most daring |
888 | 01:22:30,206 | 01:22:33,296 | expeditions in American history. | expeditions in American history. |
889 | 01:22:33,339 | 01:22:35,907 | If you want to get a sense for how mysterious | If you want to get a sense for how mysterious |
890 | 01:22:35,951 | 01:22:39,563 | the western lands were to the Lewis and Clark expedition | the western lands were to the Lewis and Clark expedition |
891 | 01:22:39,606 | 01:22:43,175 | it was as strange to them as it would be | it was as strange to them as it would be |
892 | 01:22:43,219 | 01:22:46,048 | for you or me to step foot on Mars. | for you or me to step foot on Mars. |
893 | 01:22:48,180 | 01:22:50,617 | Then, as a new generation | Then, as a new generation |
894 | 01:22:50,661 | 01:22:52,968 | of frontiersmen emerges | of frontiersmen emerges |
895 | 01:22:53,011 | 01:22:56,623 | Andrew Jackson stares down an empire. | Andrew Jackson stares down an empire. |
896 | 01:22:56,667 | 01:22:57,842 | Fire! | Fire! |