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  2. Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    The 13 colonies had a degree of self-governance and active local elections, [a] and they resisted London's demands for more control over them. The French and Indian War (1754–1763) against France and its Indian allies led to growing tensions between Britain and the 13 colonies. During the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating with one ...

  3. File:Map of territorial growth 1775.svg - Wikipedia

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    05:13, 3 March 2023: 506 × 662 (507 KB) Johnn Francis: Reverted to version as of 21:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC) This map describes the situation in the year 1775. Florida was acquired by Britain in 1763 from Spain (who would re-acquire it in 1783). Therefore Florida (both west and east) was British at the time this map is set. 16:41, 19 December 2022

  4. GeoGuessr - Wikipedia

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    The "classic" GeoGuessr game mode consists of five rounds, each displaying a different street view location for the player to guess on a map. The player then receives a score of up to 5,000 points depending on how accurate their guess was, up to 25,000 points for a perfect game.

  5. State cessions - Wikipedia

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    The cession of these lands, which for the most part lay between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, was key to establishing a harmonious union among the former British colonies. The areas ceded comprise 236,825,600 acres (370,040.0 sq mi; 958,399 km 2 ), or 10.4 percent of current United States territory , and make up all or ...

  6. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776. In the Lee Resolution, passed by the Second Continental Congress two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states.

  7. File:Map Thirteen Colonies 1775-es.svg - Wikipedia

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    This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Map_Thirteen_Colonies_1775-fr.svg licensed with PD-self . 2011-07-29T14:47:57Z Litlok 914x628 (281645 Bytes) Il n'y avait pas d'erreur: la Louisiane, suite à la Guerre de Sept Ans, étant espagnole depuis 1762.

  8. File:Thirteen Colonies 1775 map-fr.svg - Wikipedia

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    Date: 9 October 2008: Source: travail personnel (own work). Source : Image:Map Thirteen Colonies 1775-fr.svg by Urban under licence Public Domain, itself from Image:Map of territorial growth 1775.jpg by National Atlas of the United States under licence Public Domain.

  9. Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia

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    Map of territorial growth, 1775 Northwest territory Monument referencing the beginning point of the PLSS. Originally proposed by Thomas Jefferson to create a nation of "yeoman farmers", [1] the PLSS began shortly after the American Revolutionary War, when the federal government became responsible for large areas of land west of the original thirteen states.