The National Road, commission by the government in 1811, was an important enabler for people looking to move West in the early nineteenth century. What two states did it connect?

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Keith Trevino

24 May, 14:35

The National Road, commission by the government in 1811, was an important enabler for people looking to move West in the early nineteenth century. What two states did it connect?

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Rayan Baird · Answer 1

The National Road or Cumberland Road was built between 1811 and 1837 in the USA. It is 620-miles long. President Thomas Jefferson approved the construction of this road in 1806. It became the first highway built with the aid of federal funds.

It functions as an enabler for people looking to move West in the early nineteenth century as it connected the eastern state of Maryland with the western state of Illinois.