Many team names have some type of historical reference, especially from the western region of our country. A lot of minor league, college and pro sports teams from the Midwest & the West connect many of their nicknames to the time of westward expansion. List 4 teams and explain how their nickname is related to westward expansion.
* Use a map if you are not sure of a team's relative location.
Showing posts with label Westward Expansion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westward Expansion. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
BLOG 22: WESTWARD EXPANSION
In 1890 the U.S. Census declared that the frontier in the United States was closed. The last government controlled land rushes took place in what is present day Oklahoma during the early 1890s. Do you think there are any modern frontiers that still can be explored and settled? Explain.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
BLOG 21: WESTWARD EXPANSION & RAILROADS
Thomas Curtis Clarke was a famous engineer in the mid 1800s who helped to build many railroads and bridges in the United States. He once famously said, "The world today differs from that of Napoleon more than his world differed from that of Julius Caesar; and this change has chiefly been made by railways."
What do you think Clarke meant?
What do you think Clarke meant?
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