Ch.17 The Cumberland Gap & the Wilderness Road

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

Move the events into the order they occured.

• King George passes the Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War ends

• Wilderness Road is built through Cumberland Gap

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.

How was the Wilderness Road NOT used?

• to settle the west

• to send American Indians out of settlement areas

• to conduct commerce

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