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1775 Map of the Middle British Colonies
Description:
In 1755, surveyor Lewis Evans produced a map of the British colonies in America which was printed by Benjamin Franklin. It was one of the earliest to detail the Ohio country. That map was then issued in at least 10 different editions. This edition, published in London on the eve of the American Revolution, shows the location of American Indian settlements and of natural resources such as coal and limestone, and describes the navigability of rivers.
Creator:
Lewis Evans, Thomas Jefferys
Creation Date:
1775
Collection Title:
A General Map of the Middle British Colonies in America
Collection Number:
MAP VFM 0388-2
Image Number:
TAH0813
Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards
History 6-8
- Benchmark F: Explain the political and economic challenges faced by the United States after the Revolutionary War and the actions that resulted in the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- Grade 8, GLI 5. Explain major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic under the Articles of Confederation including: maintaining national security; b. creating a stable economic system; c. dealing with war debts; d. collecting revenue; e. defining the authority of the central government.
Geography 6-8
- Benchmark A: Identify on a map the location of major physical and human features of each continent.
- Grade 7, GLI 2: On a map, identify places related to the historical events being studied and explain their significance.
- Benchmark D: Explain reasons that people, products and ideas move from place to place and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns.
- Grade 8, GLI 3. Explain how colonization, westward expansion, immigration and advances in transportation and communication changed geographic patterns in the United States.
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