9 Nations compared to 1689 French English Spanish colonies

Map comparisons

Map source. Struggle for a Continent. The French and Indian Wars 1689-1763. Harper Collins. 2000.

The 9 nations that Joel Garreau traces in modern America are certainly seen in the boundaries that the European colonial powers established. Spain is MexAmerica. The French and English fought their bloodiest battles in the far north. The French defined Quebec, The Breadbasket and Dixie before being defeated by the British.

A closer comparison of the tribes in the Foundry, New England and Quebec. The Iroquois Nation - Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca - that sided with the British for the core of the Foundry - A region marked by industry on the great water bodies, rivers and canals.

The political intrigue of this time - alliances among tribals, colonial powers, and an emerging ‘American’ identity - is an overlooked topic in American pop culture. Many western movies focus on the later conflicts with natives in the far west, skipping over this earlier era.