Name
Date
Skills: Compare Historical Maps
Use the maps below to help you answer the questions that follow.
Major Land Claims
in North America, 1754
Major Land Claims
in North America, 1763
British
Russian
British
Russian
French
Disputed
Disputed
Spanish
Unclaimed
British (reserved
for Native Americans)
Unclaimed
French
Proclamation
Line of 1763
Spanish
Hudson
Bay
LOUISIANA
W
Ohio
BRITISH
Valley COLONIES
E
S
NEW
SPAIN
20°N
PACIFIC
OCEAN
0
0
FLORIDA
Gulf of
Mexico
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120°W
100°W
LOUISIANA
W
E
S
NEW
SPAIN
20°N
PACIFIC
OCEAN
0
1500 Miles
1500 Kilometers
Lambert Conic Conformal Projection
0°
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
0
80°W
120°W
FLORIDA
Gulf of
Mexico
80°W
100°W
Which country claimed Louisiana in 1754?
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ATLANTIC
OCEAN
1500 Miles
1500 Kilometers
Lambert Conic Conformal Projection
0°
Ohio
Valley
Caribbean Sea
750
750
NIE
S
N
Caribbean Sea
750
750
N
OLO
N
NORTH
AMERICA
40°
13 C
N
NE
NORTH
AMERICA
40°
W
FR
AN
CE
Hudson
Bay
Which countries gained land between 1754 and 1763?
Major Land Claims in North America, 1763
(continued)
Use after reading Chapter 8, Skill Lesson, pages 300 – 301.
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Name
Date
Which country lost all its lands in North America between 1754 and 1763?
4
Which event explains the differences between the two maps?
5
Which regions did Britain claim both in 1754 and in 1763?
6
What happened to Louisiana between 1754 and 1763?
7
Which two countries probably claimed land that bordered the disputed area of
the Pacific Northwest in 1763?
8
For which group was the land in the Ohio Valley area reserved by King George III?
9
Which area changed from Spanish control in 1754 to British control in 1763?
0
Did any areas change from British control to Spanish control?
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