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Outline Map Activities
Chapter
7
The American Revolution
North America, 1783
A. Use the map on textbook page 197 and the atlas to locate the following bodies of
water, territorial boundaries, and disputed territories. Then label them on the
outline map on the back of this page.
Bodies of Water
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Hudson Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Territorial Regions
United States
Mexico
Quebec
Russian Territory
Spanish Territory
British Territory
French Territory
Disputed Land Claims
Claimed by Great Britain
and the United States
Claimed by Spain and
the United States
Claimed by Great Britain,
Spain, and Russia
B. After labeling your map, use it to answer the following questions.
1. What body of water formed the western boundary of the United States in 1783?
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2. Which European country claimed the largest territory that later became part of
the United States?
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3. With which countries did the United States have disputed land claims?
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4. Which country held the northernmost territory?
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5. Which two countries held the smallest amounts of undisputed territory in North
America?
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6. Which countries claimed land along the Pacific coast?
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7. Along approximately what line of latitude does the southernmost land claim of the
United States lie?
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8. What is the largest body of water that falls within one country’s territory?
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