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Chapter 10 – Jefferson Era
Map Activity
A. On the attached map, label the following items. Use the map in the textbook on page 304 and
the atlas on A8-A9 to locate the following bodies of water, landforms, territories, cities, and
routes of explorers. Be sure to label any specific labels or symbols in your legend. Be sure to
follow map rules, COLOR LIGHTLY and use only BLACK INK to label (NO PENCIL).
Bodies of Water
and Landforms
Pacific Ocean
Columbia River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Cities and Locations
St. Louis
New Orleans
Fort Clatsop
Pike’s Peak
Territories & Nations
Color the following:
Indiana Territory
Michigan Territory
Mississippi Territory
Label & Color the following:
Louisiana Territory
Oregon Country
British Territory
Canada
Spanish Florida
Spanish Territory
Routes of Explorers
Lewis & Clark: trace red
(1804 – 1805)
Pike (1804 – 1805): green
Clark’s return: blue
Lewis’s return: blue
Lewis & Clark (1806): blue
Pike (1806-1807): purple
B. After labeling your map use it to answer the following questions.
1. What body of water did Pike’s first exploration follow?
2. The Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S. direct access to which two bodies of water?
3. Which exploration reached the Pacific Ocean?
4. Which city was the starting point for all explorations?
5. Which exploration crossed into territory belonging to a European nation?
6. Where did Lewis and Clark expedition spend the winter before returning to St. Louis?
7. What countries still held territory in what would become the continental United States?
8. What physical features are the eastern and western boundaries of the territory gained from
the Louisiana Purchase?