MAP ACTIVITYMap 6.2 Europe Redraws the Map of North America, 1763 In 1763, France ceded to Britain its interior territory from Quebec to New Orleans, retaining fishing rights in the north and sugar islands in the Caribbean. France transferred to Spain its claim to extensive territory west of the Mississippi River.READING THE MAP: Who actually lived on and controlled the lands ceded by France? In what sense, if any, did Britain or Spain own these large territories?CONNECTIONS: What was the goal of the Proclamation of 1763? Could it ever have worked?