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Theme: Exploration and Encounter |
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These lessons explore the processes, technologies, and socio-cultural circumstances of the meeting of worlds and cultures in the United States. |
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Map 1 |
The World Columbus Knew in 1482 |
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Map 2 |
An Indian Map of the Southeast, ca. 1721 |
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Map 3 |
Captain Cook and Hawaii, 1778 |
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Theme: Migration and Settlement |
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These modules study the movement of peoples to and within the territory of the United States and the imprint of the resulting regional and local cultures on the landscape. |
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Map 4 |
"Nouvelle Orleans" and Nearby French Settlements, ca. 1723 |
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Map 5 |
Fremont Surveys the Road from Missouri to Oregon, 1843 |
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Map 6 |
Migration, Indian Removal and The Oklahoma Land Rush, 1890 |
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Theme: Environmental History |
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These modules examine the processes of human use and modification of the American environment and the social and economic consequences of environmental change. |
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Map 7 |
The Distribution of Woodland in the United States, 1873 |
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Map 8 |
Mining in South Dakota, 1878 |
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Map 9 |
Tourism, Water, Power, and Conservation in Yosemite National Park, ca. 1935 |
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Theme: The Historical Geography of Transportation |
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These lessons aid student understanding of the historical development of networks facilitating human interaction in the United States and the social and economic impact of these networks. |
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Map 10 |
Turnpikes, Canals and Railroads in the United States, 1835 |
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Map 11 |
The Transcontinental Rail Network, 1878 |
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Map 12 |
Auto Trails of Florida, ca. 1924 |
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Theme: Political and Military History |
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These lessons examine the geographical context of major military conflicts in American history, with particular emphasis on the influence of geography on the political issues that led to these conflicts. |
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Map 13 |
A British Plan of Revolutionary Boston, 1775 |
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Map 14 |
North America on the Eve of the United States - Mexican War, 1845 |
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Map 15 |
The World at War, 1944 |
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Theme: The Geography of American Communities |
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These lessons use maps to illuminate the geographical fabric of American urban and rural communities and daily life, with a particular emphasis on the processes that constantly modify the character and of these communities. |
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Map 16 |
A Farm in Menard County, Illinois, 1874 |
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Map 17 |
The Global Community Meets at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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Map 18 |
Metropolitan Los Angeles, 1979 |
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