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Massachusetts' claims to land in modern-day Michigan and Wisconsin, [2] by contrast, amounted to little more than lines drawn on a map. The Treaty of Paris (1763) that ended the war known as the French and Indian War in North America had France cede most of its claims to land on the continent to Great Britain and Spain.
The city is in western Muskegon County on the north side of Muskegon Lake, an arm of Lake Michigan. It is bordered to the south, across the lake, by the city of Muskegon, the county seat. The Muskegon River flows into Muskegon Lake in the eastern part of the city. The lake's outlet channel to Lake Michigan is a mile west of the city limits.
English: Eastern North America in 1775: The British Province of Quebec, the British thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast and the Indian Reserve (as of the Royal Proclamation of 1763). The 1763 "proclamation line" is the border between the red and the pink areas. Modern state boundaries are shown.
The area was part of French Canada from 1668 to 1763. In 1701, the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, along with fifty-one additional French-Canadians, founded a settlement called Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, now the city of Detroit. When New France was defeated in the French and Indian War, it ceded the region to Britain in 1763.
The following 41 pages use this file: Blue Lake Township, Muskegon County, Michigan; Casnovia, Michigan; Casnovia Township, Michigan; Cedar Creek Township, Muskegon ...
Southern pier of the Muskegon Lake entrance channel at Lake Michigan, 500 ft (150 m) from shore 43°13′36″N 86°20′29″W / 43.226667°N 86.341389°W / 43.226667; -86.341389 ( Muskegon South Pierhe
Territorial evolution of North America of non-native nation states from 1750 to 2008. The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War and by Canadians as the Seven Years' War / Guerre de Sept Ans, or by French-Canadians, La Guerre de la Conquête.
The entrance to Muskegon Lake from Lake Michigan. The name "Muskegon" is derived from the Ottawa mashkiigong, meaning "marshy river or swamp". [9] [10]The "Masquigon" River (Muskegon River) was identified on French maps dating from the late 17th century, suggesting French explorers had reached Michigan's western coast by that time.