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Grade Eight
History-Social Science Content Standards
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United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict
8.5 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy in the early Republic.
 
2. Know the changing boundaries of the United States ..

An Emerging Nation Map
http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html
Paper reproduction of a map originally produced in 1784 that shows the United States as it existed about the time the Constitution was written. Product # 101415. This paper product is a cost item that can be previewed on this website.

Public Land Surveys Map
http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html
Highly detailed paper map depicts the original 13 colonies, as well as outlining past land purchases, grants and annexes. It also shows all the States and their cities, the hydrology, remaining public land, national forests, Indian reservations, and national parks and monuments. Use this map to teach and learn about how the country grew, and the affect of the Public Land Survey System on the present-day arrangement of roads and cities. Product # 101208. This paper product is a cost item that can be previewed on this website.

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