MAP: TERRITORIAL GROWTH OF THE U. S. (1987)
SMALL INSET MAPS:
1750 -Minnesota is part of what two named regions?
-Who claims these regions?
-Who is already living in those regions?
1787 -Minnesota is now claimed by what three powers?
-Why do different powers now claim Minnesota since the 1750 map?
-It is now part of what Territory?
1803 -Minnesota is now claimed by what powers?
-It is now part of what Territory?
-Who is contesting parts of Minnesota?
1821 -Minnesota is now part of what Territory?
-What happened to Minnesota in 1818?
1850 -Minnesota is now part of what Territory?
-What has been decided in 1842 to the future shape of Minnesota?
1877 -Minnesota is now a what?
-When did it happen?
-What are the brown areas on the map?
1987 -What happened to the brown areas? Why?
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LARGE MAP
-What is the date the map was published?
-What is wrong with the Upper Mississippi as it is drawn on the map?
-What is the name given to the area that will become the BWCA?
-What is different about Isle Royale?
-What is the water area called where Duluth will be some day?
-What might be the modern name of the lake called Missis Acaigon Lake?
-Look in the area that will become Minnesota. What are the Iowa and Wisconsin called?
-What lake already has a modern name between Minnesota and Wisconsin?
-How is the Chippewa River spelled on the map?
-What is the modern Minnesota river already named on the map?
-What waterfall still has the same name?
-What is different about the St Croix River as it is drawn on the map?
-How is the land west of Lake Pepin described on the map?
-A large lake is west of Lake Pepin…what is it today?
-What three large lakes are just south of the Lake of the Woods?
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DELORME ATLAS (old/new page number)
-Which pages generally make up the Blufflands?
-On the back cover of the Atlas, why does West bound interstate 90 jog north and then back south instead of going straight west?
-On Atlas page 26/86, what probably influenced Hwy 52 location?
-Compare Hwy 16 on page 27/87 with Hwy 42 on page 35/78. What influenced their routes?
-How many Unique Natural Features can be found on pages 26-27/86/87?
Name them and what they have in common.