Transcript Geography of the United States

Geography of the United States
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Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 1
Relief Map of North America
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The United States Today
Add the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River,
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and the Great Lakes to your map.
Before the French and Indian War
(1754)
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The United States Today
Locate the states that were part of the original 13 colonies.
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After French and Indian War (1763)
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After American Revolution
With the Treaty of Paris that ended
the American Revolution, Great
Britain ceded lands to the Mississippi
River to the new United States.
The territory northwest of the Ohio
River became known as the
Northwest Territory, which later
became the states of Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Add to your map the
states whose land was
added after the American
Revolution.
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Claims in 1801
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Louisiana Purchase
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The United States Today
Locate the states that were part of the Louisiana Purchase.
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