8th Grade Westward Expansion and Trails Worksheets
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Westward expansion is the growth of the United States across North America from the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 to the 1850s. There are 17 worksheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key, on exploration, trails, Native nations and the war with Mexico. Map Scale on the Santa Fe Trail, Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1868 Compared and Juan Seguin's 1858 Memoir in Context are three of the sheets. Native sheets practice C3 codes such as D2.Geo.2.6-8, D2.His.4.6-8 and D2.Civ.3.6-8.
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
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Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: Social Studies
Topic: Westward Expansion and Trails
Westward Expansion and Trails▼
- The Civil War
- Map Skills and Coordinates
- Immigration and Industry
- Slavery and Abolition
- The Thirteen Colonies
- Road to Revolution
- Declaration and Founding Documents
- A New Nation Grows
- Westward Expansion and Trails
- Sources, Data and Research Skills
- Economics and Money
- Causes of the Civil War
- The Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Three Branches and Checks
- Elections and Public Life
- U.S. Regions and Landforms
- State and Local Government
- Culture: Holidays and Heritage
- American Biographies
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