On August 23, 1939–shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.
West Virginia's leading industry, coal, underwent wrenching changes. In the early stages of the Depression, the industry suffered from a virtual collapse as mining companies failed and unemployment grew, leaving once busy coal camps idle and stranding thousands of miners and their families.
In the beginning they would trade with the settlers but Some Indian tribes were friendly and some attacked the new settlers. Over time the Indians<span> saw settlers colonizing as </span>a<span> threat to </span>their people and were more often violent
I believe it was a trade route that was used commercially. Traders often used this route because it stretched so long and wide across the US.
