US Territory and Leases 1857-1903
By 1903 the United States had reached well beyond its continental borders, and this map lays out exactly how and when. From Kappa Map Group, it traces American expansion into overseas possessions, labeling each holding with the year it was acquired, from Alaska in 1867 through the Panama Canal Zone lease. Part of the Kappa Classroom Series, it gives U.S. history teachers a single visual for a unit students usually struggle to picture.
- Shows the United States along with its territories, possessions, and leased holdings
- Each acquisition labeled with its year, making the sequence of expansion readable at a glance
- Major trade routes drawn across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean
- Meets U.S. History curriculum requirements for public, private, parochial, and home schools
- Finishing options include paper, lamination, foam core mounting, black or walnut rails, framing, and spring roller with backboard
Map Shop can also combine this with other Classroom Series history maps on a single spring roller system. Contact us with your list and we will build the set.

