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QuizMultiple Choice

Expansion and Compromise

Question 16 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

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

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

Explanation

The Wilderness Road was a route through the Appalachian region that settlers used to travel west into the frontier in the late 1700s. It was not the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition or a trail in Oregon Country. The best choice is “a trail that Americans used when traveling west to settle the frontier.”

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