Westward Expansion Coloring Pages: 8 Printable U.S. History Sheets

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Give students a visual way to revisit eight ideas from westward expansion. Each page pairs one main term with a black-and-white illustration. Print the sheets that fit your lesson, then ask what the images show and what they leave out.

Included concepts

• Westward Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Northwest Ordinance

• Migration

• Mexican-American War

• Lewis and Clark

• Gold Rush

What you receive

One 9-page PDF: page 1 has teacher information and printing guidance; pages 2–9 are eight student coloring sheets. U.S. Letter (8.5 x 11 inches). Keep page 1 for your reference and print the student sheets you need.

Manifest Destiny was an argument used to justify expansion, not a neutral description of it. Pair settlement and migration images with Indigenous perspectives, land loss, and conflict. The teacher page includes context and prompts for discussing the symbolic artwork.

Written definitions, questions, an answer key, and editable files are not included. These pages accompany your instruction; they are not a complete unit. Digital download; no physical item will be shipped. For one classroom use only.

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