GeoInquiries

• 1- 13 Colonies -- 1700s

  Explore climate and latitude relative to the settlement of the original 13 colonies.

• 2- The War Before Independence

  Discover the first shots of the American Revolution and the battles that occurred before the Declaration of Independence.

• 3- The Second American Revolution (1812)

  Explore why the War of 1812 became known as the Second American Revolution.

• 4- Westward, Ho!

  Explain the reasons for the westward emigration of the American population during the 1800s.

• 5- Underground Railroad

  Explore the network of places and routes that made up the Underground Railroad.

• 6- A Nation Divided: The Civil War

  Investigate a geographic overview of the American Civil War.

• 7- Native Americans Lands 1819-2015

  Explore the spatial patterns of Native American lands in 1819 and the decrease in size of those lands through the current Native American reservations

• 8- Steel and the Birth of a City

  Explore the growth of steel in the United States, using Pittsburgh as a case study.

• 9- World War I

  Discover the key fronts of World War I and the impact of the United States’ involvement.

• 10- The Dust Bowl

  Explore the Dust Bowl region using population change, agriculture, and precipitation data.

• 11- From Compromise to Conflict

  As the United States acquired land and new states formed, the balance of power between the free and slave states needed to be addressed.

• 12- A Day that Lived in Infamy (Pearl Harbor)

  Investigate how the expansion of the Japanese Empire resulted in the United States’ involvement in World War II.

• 13- Operation Overlord

  Explore the geography and significance of the D-Day invasion.

• 14- Hot Spots in a Cold War

  Investigate the progression of communist expansion immediately following World War II.

• 15- The Great Exchange

  Explore the movement and exchange of plants, animals, and diseases from the Old World to the New World and the New World to the Old World.

• 16- Historic Black Community Erasure

  Examine how Black communities in the US have historically navigated the destruction of their own communities.

• 17- Japanese-American internment

  Examine racism manifested through the policies, logistics, and legacy of Japanese-Americans during WWII.

• 18- Redlining

  Examine how ethnic communities were marginalized by the use of the Home Owners’ Lending Corporation map of the 1930's, with long-lasting effects.

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