Here is a nice set of worksheets that your kids can use while studying the fascinating period of Westward Expansion in the United States. Types of worksheets include a vocabulary quiz, acrostic poem handout, reading comprehension,...

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If you build it they can come. After reading a short article about the impact of western expansion, middle schoolers cite evidence from the article to explain how this expansion forced changes in transportation.

In these social studies coloring page worksheets , learners color pictures of children during the westward expansion taking part in their activities. They color children playing, making butter, fishing, and walking near a covered wagon.

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the clues and use the words in the word box to complete the 10 statements about Oregon.