Kentucky was originally part of Virginia but became the 15th state in 1792, the first to join the Union west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its strategic location made it a key border state during the Civil War, with divided loyalties between the Union and Confederacy.
The Shawnee Nation is a Native American tribe originally located in the Ohio Valley region, known for their skilled diplomacy and resistance against colonial expansion. Today, Shawnee communities primarily reside in Oklahoma, preserving their language, culture, and traditions.
The Cherokee are one of the largest Native American tribes, originally inhabiting the southeastern United States, including parts of Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. Known for their sophisticated society, farming practices, and the creation of a written language by Sequoyah, the Cherokee were forcibly removed from their land in the 1830s during the Trail of Tears.
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty signed on November 5, 1768, between representatives of the British Crown and the Iroquois Confederacy, which established a boundary line between British colonial settlements and Indian lands in what is now western New York state.
Daniel Boone was a frontiersman who helped explore and settle Kentucky in the late 1700s, blazing the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap. His adventures opened the way for thousands of pioneers to move westward into what was then the American frontier.
The Border States—Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri—were crucial to the Civil War because they provided vital resources, strategic locations, and large populations with divided loyalties. Their decision to remain in the Union helped prevent the Confederacy from gaining a significant military and political advantage.
