USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
A
They supported British policy and paid the new taxes the king ordered.
B
They resisted British policy and stayed in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.
C
They resisted British policy and refused to pay the new taxes the king ordered.
D
They supported British policy and left areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The fight between the colonists and the British over enforcement of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was one of many political battles between the British and their subjects in America. The colonists did not feel the law respected their needs for growth, so they ignored the Proclamation and headed forth into the west.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British made a perfunctory effort to enforce the proclamation, periodically stopping settlers as they headed west and forcibly removing others. On one occasion, redcoats from Fort Pitt in present-day Pittsburgh even burned the huts of some nearby pioneers and escorted them back across the boundary.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was the first measure to affect all thirteen colonies. The edict forbade private citizens and colonial governments alike from buying land or making any agreements with natives; the empire would conduct all official relations. Furthermore, only licensed traders would be allowed to travel west or deal with Indians.

Detailed explanation-4: -American response On 6 December 1775, the Continental Congress issued a response to the Proclamation of Rebellion saying that, while they had always been loyal to the King, Parliament never had legitimate claim to authority over them, because the colonies were not democratically represented.

Detailed explanation-5: -The proclamation of 1763 angered colonists. Colonists felt that the proclamation took away their right as British citizens to travel where they wanted.

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