Covering one year of U.S. history studies, this map program takes the class from the early 17th century to the eve of the Civil War. It covers all the must-have topics: early explorers, 17th century European settlements, trade with the native nations, economic activities and ethnic makeup of the 13 Colonies, Atlantic trade and slavery, the American Revolution, U.S. expansion, the Mexican War, and Trails to the West. The program includes a comprehensive teacher's guide filled with classroom activities, background information, and lesson plans. It comes with corresponding student desk maps consisting of four 23" x 17" panels. Also included are four matching overhead transparencies. The maps included in the program offer more scope and content than standard textbook maps. While our American Revolution panel features war campaigns, it goes well beyond that, displaying the Proclamation Line of 1763, which was directly responsible for the Stamp Act, and the expanded Quebec Boundary, which frustrated colonial aspirations toward settling the West.