Question

n important purpose of the National Road was to
A.
promote industrialization of the upper Midwest.
B.
encourage settlement of the United States west of the Rocky Mountains.
C.
encourage settlement of the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains.
D.
promote industrialization of the lower South.

Answer 1

C. encourage settlement of the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The National (Cumberland) Road was built to connect the eastern states with the trans‑Appalachian West, facilitating migration, trade, and settlement into the Ohio River valley and beyond.