Maps - Westward Expansion
 
Frameworks for America's Past
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Map - The Great Plains





The map below shows the most famous wagon trails to the West that began to be used in
the decades before the Civil War.  (It is not a map page in your study guide.)


Map - Growth to the Far West - Western territories and trails to the West - Oregon Trail - California Trail





Map - Western Railroads and Cattle Trails - 1870s - Chisholm Trail






Map - Indian Reservations in the Continental U.S.







"The Great Plains" map, the "Growth to the Far West" map, and the
 "Western Railroads and Cattle Trails" map are by David Burns.
The Indian reservations map is from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.




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   Copyright 2009, 2020 by David Burns.  All rights reserved.  As a guide to the Virginia Standards of Learning, some pages necessarily include phrases or sentences from that document, which is available online from the Virginia Department of Education.  The author's copyright extends to the original text and graphics, unique design and layout, and related material.













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