Virginia and US History SOL map study: Colonial to American Revolution

Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test: Native American, Colonial & American Revolution periods

Native American regions of North America

Major Regions of Native Americans in North America A map of North America showing the regions of Native American cultures. (wikipedia) Native American Language groups Language families of Indigenous peoples in North America: shown across present-day Canada, Greenland, the United States, and northern Mexico	BIG IDEAS Native American tribes and language groups were divided into these basic geographic regions these maps will not be on the Virginia SOL however, they provide a good overview of distribution Native American ethnic, language and tribal groups
Native American tribal groups before European colonization Eastern tribes & general language groups, pre-colonial era	BIG IDEAS at the time of English and French colonization, Native American tribes occupied all areas of European colonization and were aligned by language and ethnic groups the English and French made treaties and/or fought with various tribes which re-aligned Native American tribal arrangements the French generally allied with Algonquin tribes and confederations the English generally allied with Iroquois tribes and confederations

Colonial America & territorial expansion

1748 European colonial possessions France, England & Spain Map showing French possessions in North America just before the French-Indian War (1754)	BIG IDEAS red = British colonies in red, including 13 American striped red = British territory in Canada ceded (surrendered) by France to Britain in 1713 blue = French territory, called "New France" orange = Spanish territory, which includes Florida and parts of modern Southwest US (an area that belonged to Mexico after Mexican independence from Spain) the red (British) and blue (French) territories are separated by the Appalachian Mountains
1762-1783 European colonial possessions England, France & Spain European colonies in North American following the realignment of territories after the French-Indian War (1754-1763) and before the end of the American Revolution (1783) 1775 European colonial possessions England & Spain Territories of the 13 English colonies, British-controlled "Indian Territories," and Spanish Louisiana, just before the American Revolution (1775)	BIG IDEAS after the French-Indian War (1754-1763), the lands that had belonged to France became British Canada all lands east of the Mississippi River France gave control of Louisiana to Spain = lands west of the Mississippi River English King George prohibited colonies from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains he reserved that land for Native Americans ("Indian Territories")
US possessions after the American Revolution Territories of the United States after Independence (1783), as well as British Canada and Spanish Louisiana (wikipedia)	BIG IDEAS Britain ceded (surrendered) the "Indian Territory" to the United States after the American Revolution so the US, now an independent country owned all lands from the 13 former colonies along the East coast to the Mississippi River Spain maintained control of "Louisiana" Britain kept Canada
1790: early United States territories and states Organization of the United States, along with designated "territories" (areas that belonged to the US but were not yet independent states) (wikipedia)	BIG IDEAS this map shows the organization of the United States upon adoption of the US Constitution in 1789 Virginia, Georgia and Massachusetts would later yield territory for other new states