describes how settlers traveled
west?
Some settlers loaded
their animals and wagons
on flatboats to float down
rivers.
Many settlers traveled
along with Daniel Boone
across Lake Ontario to
the Gateway to the West.
Most African Americans
were given their freedom
so they could help clear
the trails for other settlers.
Settlers from New
England traveled south to
take over plantations in
Georgia and Alabama.
1 answer
The statement that best describes how settlers traveled west is:
"Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down rivers."
This description accurately reflects one of the common methods used by settlers to travel westward in the early 19th century, particularly along rivers, which were vital for transportation of people and goods.
