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Question 10 • 8th Grade US History & Geography A

Which two rivers were connected by the Cumberland Road, which was completed in 1818?

Answer
A
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
B
the Potomac and Ohio rivers
C
the Arkansas and Red rivers
D
the Illinois and Ohio rivers

Explanation

The Cumberland Road began at Cumberland, Maryland, near the Potomac River, and its 1818 extension reached Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), on the Ohio River. So it connected the Potomac and Ohio rivers; the correct choice is “the Potomac and Ohio rivers.”

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