Map Activity Conflicts of Empire

Directions: You will be coloring and labeling locations and territories on the map. Each territory or sections of the map will have a series of questions for you to answer. Using your book, you will answer these questions.

What to label (use map on page 141)

*color each territory a different color

1. United States 2. British Territory 3. Louisiana Territory 4. Oregon Territory 5. Spanish Territory 6. Pacific Ocean 7. Atlantic Ocean 8. Gulf of Mexico 9. Great Lakes 10. Mississippi River 11. Red River 12. Rio Grande River 13. Rocky Mountains 14. Appalachian Mountains

Map Activity Questions

Use your map, book, and maps on pages 137-141 to answer the questions

Treaty of Paris 1763/ Rubi Report

1. Name the war that forced France out of North America 2. After this war, who were the two super powers in North America? 3. According to the Treat of Paris of 1763, what river served as the boundary of British Territory in North America? 4. What country controlled territory to the west of the Mississippi River? 5. What was the name of the region that Marquis de Rubi was sent to inspect?

Treaty of Paris of 1783/ Louisiana Purchase

6. According to the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the United States gained control of the territory from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. Why would this worry Spain? 7. Name the lakes that served as the border between the United States and British controlled Canada. 8. What territory or region did Spain control that was directly south of the United States in 1804? 9. In 1803 France sold the United States the Louisiana Territory. This territory extended west from the Mississippi River to what major landform? 10. What Spanish territory did the United Sates believe was part of the Louisiana Territory? 11. Why was the Louisiana Territory significant to the growth of the United States?

Adams-Onis Treaty

12. This treaty established a boundary between what two territories? 13. What Texas River was part of this boundary? 14. Which country gained control of Texas as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty? 15. What present day states made up Spanish Territory?