Westward Expansion Map Project You Will Create a 3-D Map Detailing The
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Westward Expansion Map Project You will create a 3-D map detailing the movement of Americans westward across North America and a report. It will cover Colonization, Indian Removal, and the Acquisition of Texas/ War with Mexico. Each section of the project is detailed below; if you have any further questions please ask!!! Part I: 3-D Westward Expansion Map There will be three sections designated on your map: Original Colonies, Indian Removal Act, and movement west, the War with Mexico. You must include all three. Specifications for what needs to be included in each section are listed below. A. Original Colonies 1. Draw an outline of North America in pencil on your poster board. 2. Detail where the original areas of colonization were on the map. You must include all 13 original colonies. 3. Include a 3-D aspect for this section. Examples: Towns, main leaders, capitals, monuments. B. Indian Removal Act 1. Detail the new territory gained from the Indian Removal Acts on your map. 2. Include a 3-D aspect for this section on your map. Examples: Trail of Tears, Native American Leaders, tribes displaced by the act. 3. Include an accurate route of the Trail of Tears. (Your 3-D image can count for this section if you use the Trail of Tears). C. Movement West and the War with Mexico 1. Detail the new territory gained from the period of movement west to the War with Mexico on your map. 2. Include a 3-D aspect in this section of the map. 3. Draw where new canals and railways were created during this time period. Part II: Report Using RACES, you will be writing a report on discussing the impact of the United States moving west. Your paper needs to discuss the following aspects: 1. Impact on Americans. 2. Impact on Native Americans. 3. Impact on other countries. 4. How the map reflects these impacts on the various groups. Map Rubric Categories 10 8 6 Not Acceptable Original Map correctly Map correctly Map correctly This part of the Colonies portrays North portrays the portrays the map is America, correct correct incomplete, or accurately geography, but geography, but missing. locates the 13 3-D image does does not colonies, and not accurately include a 3-D an accurate 3-D represent the image. aspect is content. included. Indian Removal Map correctly Map correctly Map correctly This part of the Act details the details the portrays the map is areas gained areas gained correct incomplete, or from the Indian from the Indian geography, but missing. Removal Act, Removal Act, does not and an but 3-D image include a 3-D accurate 3-D does not image. aspect is accurately included. represent the content. Movement Map correctly Map correctly Map correctly This part of the West and War details territory details territory portrays the map is with Mexico gained from the gained from the correct incomplete, or move west and move west and geography, but missing. War with War with does not Mexico, and an Mexico, but 3-D include a 3-D accurate 3-D image does not image. aspect is accurately included. represent the content. Total: ____/30 Report Rubric Category 5 3 1 Not Acceptable Impact on 4-5 accurate 2-3 accurate At least one No accurate Americans events included events included accurate event or events included in Doc in Doc inaccurate in Doc. information Impact on Native 4-5 accurate 2-3 accurate At least one No accurate Americans. events included events included accurate event or events included in Doc in Doc inaccurate in Doc. information Impact on other 4-5 accurate 2-3 accurate At least one No accurate countries. events included events included accurate event or events included in Doc in Doc inaccurate in Doc. information How the map 4-5 accurate 2-3 accurate At least one No accurate reflects these events included events included accurate event or events included impacts on the in Doc in Doc inaccurate in Doc. various groups. information Total:____/20 Final Score:_____/50 .