| As the cartographer for your magazine, you will need to provide your group
with information that shows the growth of our nation at various times. You
will need to create maps of the U.S. at various times leading up to the
start of the Civil War in 1861. In 1861, the United States was divided into
two seperate nations, the U.S. and the Confederate States of America. It is
your job to report the updates and changes to our nation along the way via
the growth using maps. Here is a complete list of what you need to put
together for your part of the group magazine.
1. You will need 5 different Maps
*Map of the United States in 1800
*Map of the United States in 1820
*Map of the United States in 1850
*Map of the United States in 1860
*Map of the United States in 1861 at the Start of the Civil War
2. Along with your maps, you will need to have a written explaination for
some events.
*Map of United States in 1820: You will need the number of Free States
vs. Slave States and explain how the Missouri Compromise established
a rule for admitting free states and slave states.
*Map of the United States in 1850: You will need the number of Free
States vs. Slave States and explain how the Compromise of 1850 set up
a rule for admitting slave states and free states to the United States.
*Map of the United States in 1861: You need to identify which states
were with the United States at the start of the war, which states were
part of the Confederacy at the start of the war, and which states
were nuetral at the start of the war.
3. Your maps must be in color and they must also have a map key to explain
the various colors that you have used.
4. All maps must be made by hand (that is why they are called map makers).
Feel free to use any of the other resources listed under the other role
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