Why did england not give the united states new orleans and florida when they gave all land east of the mississippi river in the peace treaty?

they did not own new orleans and florida.
they wanted to keep the rich commercial city of new orleans.
they had too many troops posted in this area.
they wanted to continue to have a foothold in the americas.

A. They did not own New Orleans and Florida.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

answer: the ocean

explanation: if you map out 30 n and 40 n latitude, you will get the ocean