Debra Kidd

This lesson includes a four-layer map on legal sized paper showing the expansion of the United States from colonization to the completion of the continental United States. An example map and links to map instructions are included. An example timeline and timeline instructions are included also. The links attached to the timeline are mainly from the Discovery Education Tech book; if your district uses this text the links will be available, otherwise, you can create your own links or have kids lo

Students make a timeline outlining the events that led to the westward expansion of the United States from the Louisiana Purchase to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Teachers must have access to the Discovery Education Tech book to access links.