View source for 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 ==

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=== Major Regions of Native Americans in North America===
[[File:NativeAmericanRegions map 1.jpg|none|thumb|309x309px|A map of North America showing the regions of Native American cultures. (wikipedia)]]

=== Native American Language groups ===
[[File:Langs N.Amer.png|thumb|Language families of Indigenous peoples in North America: shown across present-day Canada, Greenland, the United States, and northern Mexico|alt=|none]]
|'''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
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=== Native American tribal groups ===

* prior to European colonization
* this map excludes Canada

[[File:Early indian east.jpg|thumb|Eastern tribes & general language groups, pre-colonial era|alt=Early indian east.jpg|none]]
|'''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
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== Colonial America & territorial expansion ==
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=== 1702 European colonial possessions ===
[[File:1702–1713 Queen-Annes-War before-map 1280px-QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg.png|none|thumb|European colonial possessions as of 1702, just before Queen Anne's War. After the war, Britain took the disputed territories of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Maine (wikipedia)]]
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=== 1748 European colonial possessions ===
* France, England & Spain
[[File:1754 French-Indian-War Nouvelle-France map-en.png|alt=|border|none|thumb|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
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=== 1762-1783 European colonial possessions ===

* England, France & Spain

[[File:1762-1783 NorthAmerica1762-83.png|border|none|thumb|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

[[File:1775 Map Thirteen Colonies 1775.svg|none|thumb|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
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** 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")
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=== US possessions after the American Revolution ===
[[File:1782-1802 United States land claims and cessions 1782-1802.png|none|thumb|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
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=== 1790: early United States territories and states ===
[[File:1789-1808 United States 1789-08-1790.png|none|thumb|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
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