history quiz 12 A-B

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what were the few roads in the early 1800's made of and what did these roads connect

dirt and major cities
T or F - There were many roads in the south compared to the north

False, they had fairly good water transportation
What was "The Great Wagon Road" originally named, who used it, and where did it run

"The Great Warrior path," Five Nations of Iroquois, and it ran North and South along the western slope of the Appalachian Mountains
Who took control of the Great Wagon Road 1774, how did they take it, and who would use it

Britain, through a treaty, and thousands of settlers
Who hired who to cut through the wilderness later to be named The Wilderness Trail, what was the firsts job, and how many miles of road was attributed to the first.

Richard Henderson, Daniel Boone, a land speculator, and 200 miles
How much land was bought to build the Wilderness Road and where did it end

20 mil acres and in a town named Boonesborough