USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After the Treaty of Paris, which European countries controlled most of the land in North America?
A
Spain and France
B
Britain and Spain
C
Russia and France
D
Russia and Spain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the resulting Treaty of Paris (1763), Great Britain secured significant territorial gains in North America, including all French territory east of the Mississippi river, as well as Spanish Florida, although the treaty returned Cuba to Spain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: France controlled most of the land in North America. England gained its outlying areas from France as a result of a treaty between the two countries in 1713.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the terms of the treaty, France renounced to Britain all the mainland of North America east of the Mississippi, excluding New Orleans and environs; the West Indian islands of Grenada, Saint Vincent, Dominica, and Tobago; and all French conquests made since 1749 in India or in the East Indies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under Choiseul’s plan, Britain would gain all French territory east of the Mississippi, while Spain would retain Cuba in exchange for handing Florida over to Great Britain. French territories west of the Mississippi would become Spanish, along with the port of New Orleans.

Detailed explanation-5: -The signing of the treaty formally ended conflict between France and Great Britain over control of North America (the Seven Years’ War, known as the French and Indian War in the United States), and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.

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