Student objectives: After completing the lesson students will be able to: • Name one reason the National Road was important to the people of the United States • Identify the course of the National Road • Identify the biggest barrier to transportation before the National Road • Identify settled and unsettled part of the United States on a map • List one National Road site/structure still standing
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. The National Road: America's First Federal Highway