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Which of the following statements best describes the Wilderness Road in the late 1700s?

It was a road that Lewis and Clark followed through the Louisiana Territory,
It was a trail that hunters and trappers followed in Oregon Country,
It was a road that explorers used to map new US territories,
It was a trail that Americans used when traveling west to settle the frontier,

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Answer: D

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User Miatech
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Answer:

The correct statement that describes the wilderness road is that it was a trail that Americans used when traveling west to settle the frontier.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Daniel Boone established the wilderness road and the road trail from Cumberland gap to the Ohio river.
  • It provides path for 300,000 settlers to the western US for over 35 year.
  • Also to promote a new area now called Kentucky, the wilderness road was introduced.
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