Maptour Page 3
Maptour: The Boundaries of Canada, 1670-2001
Treaty of Utrecht


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Map: Boundary Changes, 1670-2001

Try This:

  • Keep open the interactive map Boundary Changes, 1670-2001. You may also keep open the "Legend Info" window showing "National Affiliation." You may want to reduce its size and drag it aside so it does not obscure the map, or "Minimize" it until you need it.
  • Under LAYER CONTROLS, turn on the checkbox for the year "1713", and turn off "Modern Reference Geography."

Notice ...

  • The yellow lines highlight boundaries established or altered in 1713.
  • A major international agreement between colonial powers has established British control in some contentious areas, and created new conflict with France in others.

Try This:

  • On the DATA SELECT toolbar, click on the Identify tool and then click on one of the highlighted lines on the map to pop up its information.

Notice ...

  • The Identify box contains a description of the boundary change. (You can drag it aside if the map is obscured.)

Consider!

  • Resolving disputes between Britain and France call for the diplomacy of a neutral power, in this case the Netherlands, so the treaty was signed in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
  • The stage is being set for the deportation of the Acadians. At another time, see the chapter "Acadian Deportation and Return, 1750-1803."