Description: NEW AND IMPROVED! Simply click on the state to learn all about its history all on the same page! Try our digital scavenger hunt for this activity as well. You can unlock this interactive and every resource on MrNussbaum.com when you become a subscriber. Only $49 per year for a teacher and unlimited students!

Description: This awesome resource allows students to complete the digital scavenger hunt by clicking on states to find answers. There are ten questions, randomly chosen from a pool of questions. The hunt gives immediate feedback. You can unlock this interactive and every resource on MrNussbaum.com when you become a subscriber. Only $49 per year for a teacher and unlimited students!

Description: This is a full biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Coronado.

Description: Geronimo was a leader and warrior of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexican and American forces in the late 1800s. He became famous for his skill in leading raids and resisting efforts to force his people onto reservations. In 1886, he surrendered to the U.S. Army and spent the rest of his life as a prisoner of war.

Description: This comprehensive section includes profiles of twelve American land acquisitions or occupations including the Louisiana Purchase, Adams-Onis Treaty, Mexican-American war acquisitions, Alaska Purchase, Hawaii annexation, and many others.

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Profiles of America's Land Acquisition Section

Description: This activity requires students to use the interactive map to find the answers to the scavenger hunt questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Description: This page describes the Mexican-American War and the subsequent acquisition of what is now the American Southwest.

Description: This page describes the Gadsden Purchase which allowed America to acquire southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico.