Map Contest

This is the official page for the Map Contest. The corresponding blog post can be found here.

Basic Rules
The rules are very basic, and not very complicated.

1) Follow the instructions, formats, and prompts provided.

2) Act your age.

3) Notice the period after #2

4) The best way to prevent drama is not to start any. For clarification, see #2

5) The leader's word (in this case, my word) is law

6) In the case I am wrong, see #5

Challenges
Read the challenge. Make a map and short timeline. Pretty straight forward.

Submitting
Entries will be submitted the day before voting starts. Early entries are permitted, if the submitter talks to the leader. The entries should be sumbitted in the following format under the contest heading:

Entries (Heading 4):

Your Name (Heading 5)

Your Map (preferably 650px, but no more)

Your Timeline

Votes:

Voting
If you want to vote for someone's entry, simply put your signature in their Votes section, using the four tildes (~)

Map Contest 1 (Open): King of the Hill
PoD: Columbus goes exploring for a different country (not Spain). This country goes on to dominate the new world.

Challenge: Create a map of the new world, dominated by a different country. This map can be from any time period, just be sure to say which time period. Be sure to include labels, map keys, subdivisions of countries, etc. (Note: By dominate, I mean this country has the most influence in the New World. Other countries can and should still have some land.)

Time Frame: Two weeks, July 7 - July 20
 * Voting Starts July 20, 0:00 UTC

To submit an entry, simply post a comment with your map and timeline. Voting will be explained later.