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Ch.17 The Cumberland Gap & the Wilderness Road

Authored by Brittany Rooker

Social Studies

5th Grade

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Ch.17 The Cumberland Gap & the Wilderness Road
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did King George pass the Proclamation of 1763?

to allow settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mountains

to avoid fights between the settlers and American Indians

to build the Wilderness Road

to end the French and Indian War

2.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Move the events into the order they occured.

French and Indian War ends

King George passes the Proclamation of 1763

Wilderness Road is built through Cumberland Gap

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did people travel through the Cumberland Gap to settle the West?

It was the only route that was not through American Indian land.

It was the easiest route through the Appalachian Mountains.

It was the official route set up by the King in the Proclamation of 1763.

It was too crowded on the other routes because so many people were moving west.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was the Wilderness Road NOT used?

to settle the west

to send American Indians out of settlement areas

to conduct commerce

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

The Cumberland Gap was created in ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   . **Make sure you choose the states in alphabetical order!!!

Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina

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