This interactive map explores the continent and countries of South America. Through political, physical, population, and climate map layers and individual country views, learn about the boundaries that define the continent's 12 sovereign...

Political infighting among Texas politicians doomed military strength. In this Texas Library site read about the Goliad Massacre, which was a result of that confusion. Click on the maps and documents to seen enlargements. Links are...

Find out how the United States Electoral College map is determined every ten years by the official Census.

The background for creating a plan to partition Palestine, as well as the details of the plan itself and its effects are discussed.

As we have seen in the last few presidential elections, America is becoming more divided into so-called red and blue states. Visualize the evolution of this phenomenon by studying these election maps that show the progression of our...

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, but he played many political roles throughout our nation's history. His political life influenced the country in many ways, from the founding documents to the shape of our...