Colonial Map Of America
Seeking independence from england and the british crown thirteen american colonies declared themselves sovereign and independent states.
Colonial map of america. German colonial empire before. In the early history of america western borders of most colonies varied some from. Light blue ist empire dark blue iid empire the nouvelle france in the 17 and 18 th centuries northern america in the 18th century french settlements in india 17 18th centuries french india 1741 1754 french western africa french equatorial africa part of the french indochina cambodia and laos french somaliland in 1908 partition of togo after world war one. One year we visited colonial williamsburg and after our trip we printed colonial america maps on legal size paper had them laminated and used them as placemats.
The death rate was very high among those who arrived first and some early attempts disappeared altogether such as the english lost colony of roanoke nevertheless. Colonial north america encompassed more than british colonies on the east coast. To form a complete picture of the continent european cartographers had to synthesize information from numerous sources. Back to 13 colonies article.
The kids had fun quizzing each other about the colonies when they ate lunch. A map of southern north america florida and the gulf of mexico east the mississippi delta showing the routes of the early spanish explorers ponce de leon 1513 de narvaez 1528 and hernando de soto 1535 1542. First and second french colonial empires. Share this page.
You can buy those sheets write on transparency film and use them to build layers on maps. Their official flag is shown below. Morocco in 1912 divided between france and spain germany. Clickable map of the 13 colonies with descriptions of each colony daily life in the 13 colonies the first european settlements in america colonial times.
Route of de soto 1539 1542. 13 original us colonies map details. In the late 16th century england france castile and the dutch republic launched major colonization programs in america. Click on a colony to learn more about it.
Print this map. Remember the overhead projector your teacher used to use and the clear transparency sheets they would right on.