In the 18th century, surveyors like Peter Jefferson and George Washington explored new areas using tools to measure distances, find angles and establish boundaries of land. The information they collected was essential for making accurate and reliable maps, planning new settlements, and dividing and distributing land. Land surveying had a profound impact on the growth of the nation and on the lives of the people who lived on these lands. 

Virginia Standards of Learning: Social Studies 

Skills VS The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by analyzing and interpreting information sources and applying geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features and connections.

VS.6 The student will apply history and social science skills to explain the establishment and growth of the new American nation with emphasis on the role of Virginians and events in Virginia.

Virginia Standards of Learning: Math

4.MG.1b The student will reason mathematically to solve problems (including those in context), to estimate, and to measure. 

4.MG.3f The student will solve contextual problems involving area and perimeter of rectangles and squares.