the dream of the west Flashcards
why did the americans want to expand west?
gold mining
believed they had the right to the land they won during the seven years war
why was britain against america expanding west?
it would make the country harder to maintain - taxes and trade
native american resistance - wanted to keep the peace
what did daniel boone discover?
the cumberland gap - a notch in the appalachian mountains between kentucky, virginia and tennessee
what did boone do in 1775?
him and 28 companions blazed a trial through the gap and planned to establish kentucky as the 14th colony
what did boone and his companions build?
a wilderness road which ran from eastern virginia to interior kentucky
main route to the west
what happened in 1773?
boone was attacked by indians
his son was murdered
was boone successful?
no, kentucky became a county of virginia
