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Annotated Map of the British Colonies in North America with the Roads, Distances, Limits and Extent of the Settlements

  • 1775

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During the negotiations to end the Revolutionary War, all sides used a copy of the so-called Mitchell map. The red lines marked on the map were the agreed-upon boundaries between the United States, the remaining British colonies, and Spanish territories.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations.

National Archives Identifier: 2450020

Full Citation: Carto Series 27; Annotated Map of the British Colonies in North America with the Roads, Distances, Limits and Extent of the Settlements; 1775; Maps and Related Records Pertaining to the Northeastern Boundary of the United States, 1796 – 1798; Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations, Record Group 76; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/annotated-map-british-colonies-1775/, May 5, 2026]

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