Story of Westward Expansion Coloring Book Set

Story of Westward Expansion Coloring Book Set

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Combine history and handwriting practice with this HUGE resource that gives students a look at the story of America’s expansion west. There are 327 coloring pages with large traceable copywork (both print and cursive versions included). Students will explore America’s expansion west, from exploration by Lewis and Clark through the transcontinental railroad and the birth of the Wild West. They’ll also explore the story of the settlement of the plains from 1862-1890 and the story of the Oregon Trail, from the days of exploration in the early 1800s through the Great Migration and the decades that followed. You can even display the finished pages around the room as a way to see the story unfold. Includes both the print handwriting version (336 pages) and cursive handwriting version (336 pages).

Just a few of the key events explored include the Louisiana Purchase, steamboat Clermont, the Santa Fe Trail, the Erie Canal, Texas’s fight for independence from Mexico, the Alamo, the Battle of San Jacinto, the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Trail of Tears, the Oregon Trail, the California Gold Rush, the Comstock Lode, the Pony Express, the Homestead Act, the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, the formation of Yellowstone National Park, the Homestead Act and the reasons some opposed it, the Chisholm Trail, changes to women’s rights and African American rights, immigration, conflicts with the Sioux, and much more. They’ll also learn about the impact westward expansion had on the Cherokee, Seminole, Sioux, Apache, Navajo, and Nez Perce.