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French Louisiana and Spanish Texas, circa 1730
What conclusions can you draw from the different territories claimed by the various European nations?
What sorts of consequences were likely to come as a result of the conflicting/overlapping territorial claims of England and France and England and Spain? Is there any significance to the fact that England was involved in conflicting territorial claims with both France and Spain?
Assess the placement of forts within the Europeans’ various claims. What purpose did these forts likely serve? For each nation’s claims, who were the most likely enemies? Why?
