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Map of North America in 1750

In 1750, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 7 states, empires and other polities in North America. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Spanish Empire, the British Empire and the Kingdom of France. The Spanish Empire reached well beyond North America: its whole territory measured about 14.8 million km².

See this map live. The interactive map opens on North America in 1750. Zoom in, move the year slider to watch the borders change, or ask the history guide a question and it draws the answer on the map.

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Atlas map: Why Britain? (1750)
FROM THE ATLAS · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, CHAPTER 1: WHY BRITAIN? (1750)

States and empires in North America in 1750

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Spanish Empire Wikipedia3.4 million km²14.8 million km²1516–1931
British Empire Wikipedia734,000 km²1.8 million km²1706–1999
Kingdom of France Wikipedia232,000 km²1.3 million km²990–1848
New France Wikipedia224,000 km²247,000 km²1609–1791
Haudenosaunee Wikipedia71,000 km²71,000 km²1450–1782
Greenland Wikipedia28,000 km²41,000 km²1734–1940
New Netherland Wikipedia2,180 km²44,000 km²1622–1802

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 1700

New on the map: British Empire, Greenland.

Gone from the map: Kingdom of England, English Colonial Empire.

What comes next: 1776

Appear by 1776: United States of America, Russian Empire.

Read the history of 1750

Guided atlas chapters set near this date, each with its own map, causes and consequences:

Questions about this map

Which countries were in North America in 1750?

The map data draws 7 states and other polities in North America in 1750. The largest by land were the Spanish Empire, the British Empire, the Kingdom of France, New France and Haudenosaunee.

What was the largest empire in North America in 1750?

Of the states on this map, the Spanish Empire held the most land in total: about 14.8 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore North America in 1750 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1750, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

North America in other years

Other regions in 1750