Which of the following best describes how settlers traveled west? A. Most African Americans were given their freedom so they could help clear the trails for other settlers. B. Many settlers traveled along with Daniel Boone across Lake Ontario to the Gateway to the West. C. Settlers from New England traveled south to take over plantations in Georgia and Alabama. D. Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers.

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Which of the following best describes how settlers traveled west?  A. Most African Americans were given their freedom so they could help clear the trails for other settlers.  B. Many settlers traveled along with Daniel Boone across Lake Ontario to the Gateway to the West.  C. Settlers from New England traveled south to take over plantations in Georgia and Alabama.  D. Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers.

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D. Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers.

This option accurately describes one of the methods used by settlers to travel west, particularly in the early 19th century when river transport was common.