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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]]
[[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]]
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[[File:North American cultural areas.png|Cultural areas of North America at time of European contact|alt=|border|none|thumb]]
=== Native American tribal groups before European colonization ===
[[File:Early indian east.jpg|thumb|Eastern tribes & general language groups, pre-colonial era|alt=Early indian east.jpg|none]]
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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)]]
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* red = British colonies in red, including 13 American  
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* the red (British) and blue (French) territories are separated by the Appalachian Mountains
* 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)]]
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* after the French-Indian War (1754-1763), the lands that had belonged to Franch became British
* after the French-Indian War (1754-1763), the lands that had belonged to France became British
** Canada
** Canada
** all lands east of the Mississippi River
** all lands east of the Mississippi River
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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)]]
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* 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)]]
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* 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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