Geography was an essential aspect of the settling and development of the West … and also an important part of the region and historical era’s legacy. Complete your “The West” map using the directions below. Use color, be neat and detailed, and follow directions carefully. Consult the some online maps available on the AHR! Website, and any other resource. You may use both sides of the map. Your maps should be complete by Monday, February 10. If you want to do this using Google Maps … feel free!
q Neatly locate and label the following cities: Omaha, Denver, Portland, San Antonio, Wichita, Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle
q Neatly label the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains,
q Neatly locate and label Pikes Peak, the Comstock Lode, the Black Hills, and Silver City, Idaho (all locations of major mineral strikes)
q Neatly locate and label the Missouri River, the Red River, the Platte River, and the Mississippi River
q Neatly locate and label the general area where you farmed your homestead.
q Neatly locate and label the Great Salt Lake, site of the Mormon settlement of Deseret
q Neatly draw and label the transcontinental railroad, including the Union Pacific portion, the Central Pacific portion, and Promontory Point.
q Neatly draw the three other major railroads (Great Northern & Northern Pacific, Kansas Pacific & Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific) running east-west
q Neatly identify and label the four major cattle trails (Goodnight-Loving, Great Western, Chisholm, and Sedalia).
q Neatly identify and label the major railhead towns (Dodge City, Abilene, Cheyenne, Sedalia) with a cow’s head
q Neatly locate and label the end point of the migration of most Exodusters
q Neatly draw a ballot box in the fist state in which women could vote (“The Equality State”)
q Neatly locate and label the Oklahoma Territory, location of many reservations and the land rush of 1889.
q Neatly locate and label the general locations of the following events involving Native Americans in the West: Sand Creek Massacre, Fetterman Massacre, Little Big Horn, the Nez Perce flight to Canada, Geronimo’s surrender, Wounded Knee Massacre
The West Map Evaluation
Ugh / OK / Nice Job / OH YEAH!Accuracy / Few locations are very accurate / Most locations are very accurate / Almost all locations are very accurate / All locations are very accurate
Neatness / No attention paid to neatness and detail
Map looks like Charlie Taft did it while watching magician videos / Some attention paid to neatness and detail
Map looks like Caroline Taft did it while eating western candy / Attention paid to neatness and detail
Map looks like Ellie Taft did it while reading a western historical fiction book / Great attention paid to neatness and detail
Map looks like a professional map-maker did it
Following directions / There were directions? / Some directions ignored / Most directions followed / All directions followed to a T