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The Cumberland Road Pre- Quiz

The Cumberland Road Pre- Quiz . How long is the Cumberland Road? A- 500 miles B- 620 miles C- 700 miles D- 1000 miles. 2) Which state does the road NOT pass through? A- New York B- Maryland C- Ohio D- Indiana. 3 ) In what year did the construction of the road begin? A- 1808 B- 1908

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The Cumberland Road Pre- Quiz

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  1. The Cumberland Road Pre- Quiz How long is the Cumberland Road? A- 500 miles B- 620 miles C- 700 miles D- 1000 miles 2) Which state does the road NOT pass through? A- New York B- Maryland C- Ohio D- Indiana 3) In what year did the construction of the road begin? A- 1808 B- 1908 C- 1811 D- 1911

  2. The Cumberland Road *On March 29, 1806, the construction of the Cumberland Road was authorized by Thomas Jefferson. * The reason the road was built is because at the time there was a great demand for a road to connect the eastern part of the U.S to the rapidly developing western. * Also, the Cumberland Road is the first ever federal highway to be built in U.S history.

  3. *The construction of the road finally began 5 years after, Thomas Jefferson’s authorization, on May 8, 1811. * At the begging of the road there is a granite stone that was placed to signify the start of the road. *In all the road goes on to stretch from Cumberland, Maryland, all the way to Vandalia Illinois. This is roughly 620 miles long. * The Cumberland Road is the first road to use MacAdam Engineering

  4. * The road was finally opened in 1818 and went from Cumberland all the way to Wheeling, West Virginia. * Today it is part of National Road which is several historic roads all linked together. *The road was far from cheap. At the time it cost $3,604,086 to built. This would be equivalent to roughly $52 million today. *A way the government helped avoid debt was by requiring each state to supply funding for the portion of road that went through their state.

  5. Recap Each state had to pay for the portion of the road that ran through their state. This was to help conserve government funds. The road is roughly 620 miles long and stretches from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. The construction of the Cumberland Road was authorized by Thomas Jefferson on March 29, 1806 It is the first federal highway to be built in United States history. The road was built to fulfill a demand for a road to connect the eastern portion of the U.S to the western.

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