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The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years. In 1590, the colony was abandoned.
John Mitchell (April 13, 1711 – February 29, 1768) was a colonial American physician and botanist.He created the most comprehensive and perhaps largest 18th-century map of eastern North America, known today as the Mitchell Map.
The Colony of Virginia, becoming the Commonwealth of Virginia [24] The capital was not specifically established; at the time, the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. [25] [26] Many states had vaguely defined and surveyed borders; these are not noted as contested in the maps unless there was an active dispute.
The Territory of Illinois was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 1, 1809, [1] until December 3, 1818, when the southern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Illinois. Its capital was the former French village of Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River (which is still a part ...
Michigan. Wisconsin Territory. The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, [1] until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit was the territorial capital.
Ohio Country. The Ohio Country (Ohio Territory, [a] Ohio Valley[b]) was a name used for a loosely defined region of colonial North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and south of Lake Erie. Control of the territory and the region's fur trade was disputed in the 17th century by the Iroquois, Huron, Algonquin, other Native American tribes ...
1910–2020 [1] The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American frontier, its early statehood period, growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Illinois of today.