WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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He used the rivers to transport goods.
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He cut a trail through the mountains.
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He grew crops to sell to the Indians.
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He irrigated his crops using the river.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Daniel Boone crossed the Appalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky. He created the Wilderness trial, which later became the first National Road. Boone established the first United States settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the spring of 1775, Daniel Boone created a path through the Cumberland Gap that would become known as Boone’s Trace and later Wilderness Trail. This path was America’s first gateway to the west, which was Kentucky.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1775, Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky, in the face of resistance from American Indians, for whom the area was a traditional hunting ground. He founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Detailed explanation-4: -Boone played an important role in the purchase. By then he had acquired substantial knowledge of the West, and his association with the project promised to boost interest and sales. More importantly, Boone was expected to clear a road to the settlements and provide assistance to settlers as they migrated west.