Territorial Growth of the United States, 1783 to 1853

Start with the territorial growth map to frame the period, then move region by region. Pair each map sheet with a reading or graph sheet on the same area.

Label seven land gains from 1783 to 1853 and sort them by treaty, purchase, annexation or war. The directions on the page read: Use the clues to find each numbered area. Write its name and year in the legend. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade U.S. Regions and Landforms, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

It was the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi, governed under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin were later made from it.

The Black Belt is a crescent of dark, fertile prairie soil across central Alabama and northeastern Mississippi. The soil formed from chalk, and it became a major cotton region.

Its deep soil, mild rainy winters and long growing season made good farmland. Oregon City, at the north end of the valley, was the end of the Oregon Trail.