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Interactive Maps

This activity contains 8 questions.

To answer the following questions, refer to the Graph of Southern Land Sales and Cotton Prices interactive map.

Play each animation, one at a time. Describe the relationship between these two graphs.

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Play each animation, one at a time. What time period saw the greatest change in cotton prices and value of federal land sales in the South? Why did these events occur during this time period (what other events were going on to cause the events shown on these graphs)?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

To answer the following questions, refer to the Methods of Electing Presidential Electors, 1800 and 1824 interactive map.

Using your mouse, click on the play button on the map labeled 1800. Compare the 1824 map to the 1800 map. What changes had happened in American politics that allowed more presidential electors to be elected by popular vote in 1824?

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After reviewing the maps, what changes can you see in the number of state legislatures choosing presidential electors between 1800 and 1824?

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Note the number of new states added to the union by 1824. Which methods of choosing presidential electors did these new states adopt?

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To answer the following questions, refer to the Indian Removals, 1830s interactive map.

Look at the map and roll over the legend. What was the "Trail of Tears" and why did it happen?

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Look at the map and roll over the legend. Why were the Indians removed from lands for which they had made treaties? Describe what occurred.

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Look at the map and roll over the legend. Into what modern-day states were the Indian reservations created?

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