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Critical Thinking Questions
 
 
1. Which country held the most territory in North America in 1700? Which country held the least territory in late 1803?




2. What reasons could help explain why the Mississippi River was a frequently a boundary between territories? Why would control of the river be important?




3. Which countries claimed the northwestern portions of the continent in 1803? Which countries currently control this area?

 
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