A map shows that a town is 3 miles east of a river and 2 miles north of a fort. Which direction is the town from the fort?

Two cities are on a map. City A is 4 miles from a battlefield. City B is 7 miles from the same battlefield. Which city is closer, and by how many miles?

A supply route starts at a port and goes 5 miles west, then 3 miles north. How many total miles did the supplies travel?

A family traveled from one town to another during the Civil War. They went 6 miles south on Monday and 4 miles south on Tuesday. How many miles did they travel south in all?

On a map, a camp is 2 miles east of a river and 5 miles north of a road. Another camp is 2 miles east of the same river and 8 miles north of the road. How many miles farther north is the second camp?

A messenger rode from a fort to a town in 9 miles. On the way back, he took a longer road that was 4 miles more than the trip to town. How long was the return trip?

A map key says 1 inch equals 2 miles. If two battle sites are 6 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

Three supply wagons traveled to a camp. The first went 8 miles, the second went 6 miles, and the third went 7 miles. How many miles did all three wagons travel in all?

A Union town is 10 miles from a river crossing. A Confederate camp is 15 miles from the same river crossing in the opposite direction. How far apart are the town and the camp if the crossing is between them?

A Civil War map shows a schoolhouse at point A. Point B is 4 miles east and 3 miles north of the schoolhouse. Point C is 2 miles west and 5 miles north of point B. How far north is point C from the schoolhouse, and how far east or west is it?