Proclamation of 1763
Summary of Proclamation of 1763
The French and Indian War changed the power in North America in favor of the British. The French were driven out because of British, Colonists, and Indians. The colonists and the British held deep resentment toward each other following the war, mostly from the poor relations between British and colonial troops. Indian tribes feared that the British would allow the colonists to invade their tribal lands, and because of that conducted attacks against the British in North America in attempt to save western settlements. Eventually, the British passed the Proclamation of 1763, limiting colonial expansion to appease the tribes, but this angered the colonists, who thought that Britain should stay out of North American affairs all together.(3)
Date Enacted
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.(4)
Purpose of the Policy
The reason for this policy was for the Indians to stop attacking british in North America. Helped also in Indian/ British relations and revealing British power over Colonials.(1)
Provisions
The Policy limited colonial expansion to appease the tribes, but this angered the colonists, who thought that Britain should stay out of North American affairs all together.(2)
Colonies affected and Colonists reponse
Farmers were deeply affected by this policy because of the ever so increasing amount of land they could gain. And the more land the more money, causing farmers to lose money. This angered all colonists except maybe the torries. Like in the picture shown Colonists do not want to be controlled. (5)
Contribute to the Tensions
This along with all the following acts implaced upon the colinists contributed to the increased tensions between the two countries eventually leading to the revolution. The Americans were already past the boundries set by the British in the Proclamation and didnt want to return. (3)
Picture Bibliography
A. "Royal Proclamation of 1763." Federal Indian Law For Alaska Tribes. UAF Interior Aleutians Campus, n.d. Web.
B.Federal Indian Law For Alaska Tribes. UAF Interior Aleutians Campus, n.d. Web.
C."King George III." Roman Christendom. N.p., n.d. Web.
D. "Early Canada Historical Narratives -- LACKLUSTRE LEADERSHIP vs "RABBLE IN ARMS"" N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2015.
E."Tensions." Slideshare. LinkIn, n.d. Web.
Textbook and Website Citations
1. -Brinkley, Alan. Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. S.l.: Mcgraw-Hill Education, 2015. Print
2.The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America Calloway, Colin G. N.p., n.d. Web.
3. "Proclamation of 1763." Encyclopedia Brittanica. Encyclopedia Brittanica.Inc, n.d. Web.
4."Proclamation Line." Office of the Historian. Bureau of Public Affairs, n.d. Web.
5. "Proclamation of 1763." Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web.