What was Cumberland's primary role after the American Revolution?
Industrial center
Staging point for westward migration
Naval base
Agricultural hub
Answer
After the American Revolution, Cumberland served as a historical outfitting and staging point for westward emigrant trail migrations throughout the first half of the 1800s. This role supported the settlement of the Ohio Country and the lands in that latitude of the Louisiana Purchase.
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