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Connecticut Reserve Map, 1826
Description:
This handcolored map shows the Western Reserve lands of Ohio in 1826, lands originally set aside for the state of Connecticut for veterans of the Revolutionary War. The map was engraved by Savory Pitt and published by William Sumner of Nelson, Ohio in Portage County. The map measures 44 x 57 cm.
Creator:
William Sumner
Creation Place:
Nelson, (Portage County) Ohio
Creation Date:
September, 1826
Collection Title:
Map of Western Reserve map: including the Fire Lands in Ohio, September, 1826
Collection Number:
Map VFM 0323-2
Image Number:
TAH0980
Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards
History 6-8
- Benchmark F: Explain the political and economic challenges faced by the United States after the Revolutionary War and the actions that resulted in the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- Grade 8, GLI 5. Explain major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic under the Articles of Confederation including: maintaining national security; b. creating a stable economic system; c. dealing with war debts; d. collecting revenue; e. defining the authority of the central government.
Geography 6-8
- Benchmark A: Identify on a map the location of major physical and human features of each continent.
- Grade 7, GLI 2: On a map, identify places related to the historical events being studied and explain their significance.
- 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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