Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 8, Lesson 1: The Wilderness Road (pp. 134-137)
I. A Difficult Crossing
B. Kentucky was difficult to reach because the Appalachian Mountains were hard to cross.
II. Daniel Boone Leads the Way
B. Daniel Boone and a crew cleared the Wilderness Road.
B. Sometimes pioneers did not make it to Kentucky because Indians forced them back.
C. For over forty years, thousands of settlers used the Wilderness Road.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Pioneers wanted to settle in Kentucky to farm.
A. Daniel Boone was hired to mark a trail across the Appalachian Mountains.
III. Traveling the Wilderness Road
A. Beginning in 1775, pioneers began using the Wilderness Road.
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