U.S. History 4 Economic and Territorial Expansion Project Map Project ____/80 Points

In this project you will work in groups of three to create a map that represents the economic growth, territorial expansion, and sectionalism (North, South and West) that developed in the United States during the time period of 1790-1860.

What are the necessary components for the map?

PART I: Territorial Growth

You must represent each of the land areas below on the map.

Treaty of 1783 Cession Include the following for each land area on a caption

Louisiana Purchase 1. Name of area

Texas Annexation 2. Date land was acquired by the United States

Florida Purchase 3. What foreign countries were involved?

Oregon Country 4. What method was used to acquire this land area? (war, treaty, annexation…)

Mexican Cession

PART II: Concepts on the map

1.  Locate the concept on the map in either the North, South, or West.

2.  Each concept must have a caption.

US Bank / American System
Plantation “King Cotton” / Integrated Economy
Maritime / Urbanization
Industrialization / Agriculture in the West
Immigration / Nullification

PART III: Important People

·  Find a visual representation of important people, places, events or ideas to be placed on the map

·  Provide original (CANNOT be cut and pasted from other sources) captions and labels for each item

Thomas Jefferson / Francis Cabot Lowell
Henry Clay / Robert Fulton
Alexander Hamilton / John C. Calhoun
Eli Whitney / Samuel Slater
Samuel F.B. Morse / George Fitzhugh

PART IV: Draw and Label these geographic features on the map for parts A and B. For C provide a caption.

A. / B. / C.
Mississippi River / Ohio River / Trail of Tears
Missouri River / Rio Grande River / Path of Lewis and Clark
Rocky Mtns. / Appalachian Mtns. / Oregon Trail
Cascades Mtns. / Sierra Nevada Mtns. / Erie Canal
Great Lakes / Pacific and Atlantic Ocean / Location of the Alamo
St. Lawrence River / Hudson River / Location of the Gold Rush

MAP Rubric

Part 1: Territories (18 Points)

Date acquired / Countries involved / Method of acquisition
Treaty of 1783
Louisiana Purchase
Florida Purchase
Texas Annexation
Mexican Cession
Oregon Country

PART 2: Concepts (picture and caption) 20 Points

US Bank / American System
Plantation “King Cotton” / Integrated Economy
Maritime / Urbanization
Industrialization / Agriculture in the West
Immigration / Nullification

PART 3: Important People. Represent with a image and caption. (20 Points)

Thomas Jefferson / Francis Cabot Lowell
Henry Clay / Robert Fulton
Alexander Hamilton / John C. Calhoun
Eli Whitney / Samuel Slater
Samuel F.B. Morse / George Fitzhugh

PART 4: Draw and Label these geographic features on the map for parts 1 and 2. For part 3 provide a caption.

PART 1 (3 points) / PART 2 (3 points) / Part 3 (6 Points)
Mississippi River / Ohio River / Trail of Tears
Missouri River / Rio Grande River / Path of Lewis and Clark
Rocky Mtns. / Appalachian Mtns. / Oregon Trail
Cascades Mtns. / Sierra Nevada Mtns. / Erie Canal
Great Lakes / Pacific and Atlantic Ocean / Location of the Alamo
St. Lawrence River / Hudson River / Location of the Gold Rush

PART 5: Design of the map

Title : 1 pt. Quality of Map (appearance): 5 pts.

Key: 1 pt. Grammar and Spelling: 3 pts.

Sources to use

·  Textbook

·  Atlas

·  Internet

·  Public and school library