Question

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,

Answer 1

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.  

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.