Answers
for the blanks:
(See the word bank at the bottom of
2 -17.)
| Chesapeake Bay - ...Williamsburg
in... |
| Appalachian Mountains - ...land west
of... |
| The Great Lakes - ...with Indian
tribes... |
| New France - ...including Quebec
and... |
| Louisiana - ...by the French. |
| Mississippi River - ...of New Orleans. |
| Ohio River - ...Fort Duquesne
in... |
| Hudson's Bay Company - ...the English... |
| Spanish Florida - ...of St. Augustine,
the... |
The
Picture:
A Colonial era woman on a farm. Women were vitally important for
their role in their families, and also for their role as producers in the
economy of the colonies. |
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Tips
for completing the map:
Students should work from the finished map shown on the
Internet support site or from our overhead transparency map collection.
Emphasize neatness from the beginning!
This map gives a snapshot of the colonies in 1754, the
year the French and Indian War began. The shading shows the areas
claimed by the French and the Spanish, as well as the area settled by the
English. Be sure students understand that the English colonies had
by far the largest population - many times that of the French or Spanish.
The English also claimed the area west of the Appalachians.
First, have students color the rivers with a blue pencil,
staying carefully on the dotted lines.
Next, have students work on their own, coloring and labeling
the map features as they complete the paragraphs on the facing page.
Urge them to use a #2 pencil for labeling - color pencils are not good
for small lettering, and it is very hard to erase a mistake.
When the features are colored and labeled, have students
shade, very lightly, the area claimed by France, using a yellow color pencil.
Shade the Spanish areas lightly with green.
Point out that there was clearly going to be a conflict
as the English colonists began spreading over the Appalachians. Fort
Duquesne became the flash point in 1754 as the French and the English began
the struggle for control of the region around the Ohio River.
If time permits, ask students to color the Atlantic Ocean
a very light blue.
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