Asked by Makayla

Which road opened the Northwest Territory?

Genesee Road
Cumberland (National) Road
Wilderness Road
Lancaster-Philadelphia Turnpike

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Cumberland (National) Road

The Cumberland (National) Road was the federally funded route that opened the Old Northwest to overland settlement and travel. (The Wilderness Road led into Kentucky, not the Northwest Territory.)