Which details from paragraphs 3 and 4 best support the key idea that the National Road was popular?
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The question asks you to identify two details from the specified paragraphs (3 and 4) of a given text that best support the central idea that the National Road was a popular route. This requires you to understand the main point about the road's popularity and then find evidence within those paragraphs that demonstrates that popularity.
Answer
People wrote songs/poems about the road, and it was used by thousands of settlers heading west.
Details such as people writing songs and poems about the road and thousands of settlers using it to travel west support the idea that the National Road was popular.
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Details such as people writing songs and poems about the road and thousands of settlers using it to travel west support the idea that the National Road was popular.
More Information
The National Road, also known as the Cumberland Road, was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Constructed during the early 19th century, it connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a crucial transportation artery for settlers and goods moving westward.
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