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1783 Map of the United States
Description:
This map shows the extent of the United States as it was created by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 that ended the American Revolution. In comparison with earlier and later maps, this source illustrates the imperial expansion of the United States and the way the United States grew out of the a series of colonial imperial wars. The map also shows the approximate location of various Indian nations, and their towns.
Creator:
H. D. Symonds
Creation Date:
1783
Collection Number:
Map VFM 0338-4
Image Number:
TAH0789
Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards
History 6-8
- Benchmark G: Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War.
- Grade 8, GLI 8. Describe and analyze the territorial expansion of the United States including: a. Northwest Ordinance; b. Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition; c. westward movement including Manifest Destiny; d. Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War.
Geography 6-8
- Benchmark B: Define and identify regions using human and physical characteristics.
- Grade 8, GLI 1.Compare places and regions in the United States as they existed prior to 1877 with the same places and regions today to analyze changes in land use and population, political, social and economic characteristics.
- Benchmark D: Explain reasons that people, products and ideas move from place to place and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns.
- Grade 8, GLI 3. Explain how colonization, westward expansion, immigration and advances in transportation and communication changed geographic patterns in the United States.
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