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-How did Daniel Boone contribute to westward exploration in the late 1700s?

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He created the trail (the Wilderness Road) that led to the Cumberland Gap.

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The trail, created by Daniel Boone, led pioneers to the Cumberland Gap, where they could cross the Appalachian Mountains to get to Kentucky.

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He created a path towards the western side of the United states because people started to populate a whole lot more on the eastern side and needed elbow room.

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