Westward Expansion Map Activity
Map #1
Use the website http://lhssocialsciences.wikispaces.com and click on “Ms. Kulp Modern America”. Use the list to
find the pages you will need to complete this map. Label and color code the following items:
 Pg. 29: The Thirteen Colonies – color code the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the
Southern colonies, and label each colony (state abbreviations are ok)
 Pg. 132: Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail – label each trail and its destination and arrival city
 Pg. 205: Five Native American reservations – label each with its tribe
 Pg. 209: Two cattle trails to the railroad – use arrows and label the trail and its destination and arrival city
 Pg. 239: Southern Pacific Railroad (Los Angeles to New Orleans), Central Pacific Railroad (San Francisco
to Salt Lake City), Union Pacific Railroad (Salt Lake City to Chicago), and Great Northern Railroad
(Portland to Chicago)– use
to denote the railway and label the rail road and each city.
Map #2
Use the websites http://bit.ly/2bj4eTh and http://bit.ly/2bjnTQ1 to complete this map. Label and color code the
following items:
 The Territories according to which year they were acquired – the 1800s United States, Florida Territory,
Louisiana Territory, Texas Territory, Gadsen Purchase, Mexican Cession, Oregon Country. Label each
and provide the year it was acquired by the US.
 Major bodies of water – Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and draw and label the Colorado
River, Missouri River, Mississippi River, Arkansas River, Ohio River, and Rio Grande
 Major mountain ranges – use symbols to draw in and label the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky
Mountains
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Westward Expansion Map Activity
Map #1
Use the website http://lhssocialsciences.wikispaces.com and click on “Ms. Kulp Modern America”. Use the list to
find the pages you will need to complete this map. Label and color code the following items:
 Pg. 29: The Thirteen Colonies – color code the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the
Southern colonies, and label each colony (state abbreviations are ok)
 Pg. 132: Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail – label each trail and its destination and arrival city
 Pg. 205: Five Native American reservations – label each with its tribe
 Pg. 209: Two cattle trails to the railroad – use arrows and label the trail and its destination and arrival city
 Pg. 239: Southern Pacific Railroad (Los Angeles to New Orleans), Central Pacific Railroad (San Francisco
to Salt Lake City), Union Pacific Railroad (Salt Lake City to Chicago), and Great Northern Railroad
(Portland to Chicago)– use
to denote the railway and label the rail road and each city.
Map #2
Use the websites http://bit.ly/2bj4eTh and http://bit.ly/2bjnTQ1 to complete this map. Label and color code the
following items:
 The Territories according to which year they were acquired – the 1800s United States, Florida Territory,
Louisiana Territory, Texas Territory, Gadsen Purchase, Mexican Cession, Oregon Country. Label each
and provide the year it was acquired by the US.
 Major bodies of water – Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and draw and label the Colorado
River, Missouri River, Mississippi River, Arkansas River, Ohio River, and Rio Grande
 Major mountain ranges – use symbols to draw in and label the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky
Mountains
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