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This activity contains 8 questions.

To answer questions 1-3, refer to the Anglo-American Transatlantic Commerce interactive map.

Pan across the entire map so you've seen Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Describe the relationship between trade in slaves, manufactured products, and raw materials as indicated on this map; which types of trade commodities went where, and why?

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Pan from south to north in the Americas. Was there trade between the West Indies and North America? If so, what products were traded?

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Pan across the entire map. Which part of the world shown on this map do you think gained the most financial benefit from these trade patterns, and why?

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To answer questions 4-5, refer to the The French and Indian War, 1754-1763 interactive map.

Pan across the map so that you can see the southwest part up to Fort Oswego and again so you can see Quebec. What did Indian trade have to do with the fighting that occurred in this region?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Pan across the map until you can see Acadia and Nova Scotia. How did the war end? What happened to French territory?

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To answer the following questions, refer to the European Empires in North America, 1750-1763 interactive map.

Look at the 1750 map and roll the mouse over the legend. Approximately what proportion of the present-day United States did the French control at this time?

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Look at the 1763 map and roll the mouse over the legend. What changes do you notice between this map and the 1750 map?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Look at the 1763 map and roll the mouse over the legend. What happened to French territory between 1750 and 1763?

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