Atlas of American History

List of Maps in Rand McNally’s Atlas of American History:

Section 1: Beginnings (Pre-History – 1620)

Routes of the First Americans, 23,000 – 8,000 B.C.

Viking Voyages, A.D. 1000

Where the Native Americans Lived

International Trade, 1350 – 1450

Portuguese Routes to India, 1488 – 1498

The Spanish in the Americas, 1492 – 1542

Cabot’s Voyages, 1497 – 1498

England Searches for a Northwest Passage, 1576 – 1586

Voyages of Cartier and Verrazano, 1524 – 1536

Explorations of Champlain and Brulé, 1603 – 1615

Section 2: Establishing Colonies (1600 – 1775)

English Land Grants, 1606

Dutch and Swedish Settlements, 1623 – 1643

Plymouth Colony, 1620

Early Settlements in New England, 1620 – 1630

Expansion of New England, 1636 – 1640

French Influence in North America, 1682

The Thirteen Original British Colonies, 1750

French and British Forts, 1753 – 1760

British Strategy in the French and Indian War, 1754 – 1763

North America, 1763

Sources of Wealth in the British Colonies, 1770

Triangular Trade Routes, about 1770

Section 3: Forming a New Nation (1775 – 1800)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775

The War in New England, 1775 – 1776

The Retreat from New York, 1776 – 1777

Clark’s Route, 1778 – 1779

Northern Campaign’s, 1777

The War in the South, 1780 – 1781

The Final Campaign, 1781

North America, 1783

Spanish Influence in North America, late 1700s

State Claims to Western Lands

The United States, 1775 – 1800

The Northwest Territory, 1787

Section 4: The Nation Expands and Changes (1790 – 1870)

British Held Posts, 1794

Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and Its Exploration, 1804 – 1807

Campaigns in the War of 1812

The United States in 1819

Routes to the West, about 1840

The Mexican War, 1846 – 1848

National Road and Canals, about 1840

The Removal of the Eastern Indians, 1840

Westward Expansion, 1800 – 1850

Major Sources of Immigration, 1820 – 1870

Section 5: A Nation Divided (1850 – 1865)

The Compromise of 1850

Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

Slaves and the Underground Railroad, about 1860

A Quarreling People, 1820 – 1860

Secession, 1860 – 1861

The Civil War

The Civil War, 1861 – 1865

1861 – 1863

1864 – 1865

Section 6: Emerging as a Modern Nation (1860 – 1920)

Western Frontiers, 1860 – 1890

Expansion Overseas, 1865 – 1920

Spanish-American War in Cuba, 1898

Spanish-American War in the Philippines, 1898

Major Sources of Immigration, 1880 – 1920

Immigration’s Impact, 1910

World War I: Europe in 1914

The Western Front in 1918

Section 7: Challenges and Changes in the 20th Century (1920 – 1999)

United States Industries, 1920

Great Depression, 1929 – 1939

World War II: The Height of Axis Expansion, 1942

World War II, 1941 – 1945, Pacific Theater

World War II, 1941 – 1945, European Theater

Opportunities and Uncertainties, 1957 – 1975

The War in Korea, 1950

The Vietnam War, 1957 – 1975

African American Migration, 1940 – 1970

Major Sources of Immigration, 1960s – 1990s

United States Involvement in Central America and the Caribbean, 1959 – 1999

Section 8: Entering a New Millennium (2000 and Beyond)

The United States

White Population

African American Population

Asian Population

American Indian and Alaska Native Population

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population

Hispanic Population

Population

Income

High School Graduation

Poverty

Unemployment

World Political

Section 9: Global Perspectives

Revolution in the Atlantic World

Middle East Events, 1945 – 2006

World GDP

World Religions

World Population Change, 1913 – 2000

U.S. Population Change, 1910 – 2000

U.S. Facts and World Comparisons

U.S. Presidents and Geography Connections