SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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John Smith’s friendship with the Indians
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Columbus’s Exploration
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Spanish War
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Pontiac’s War
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, the American colonists resented the empire’s change of heart, given that such conciliatory measures ran counter to their anxieties and hostility toward Native Americans, which contributed to the growing disillusionment that culminated in revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Britain won the Seven Years’ War and gained land in North America, it issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia.
Detailed explanation-3: -In response to Pontiac’s Rebellion, a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. This royal proclamation, issued on October 7, 1763, closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia.
Detailed explanation-4: -To prevent the incursion of colonial settlers, Pontiac encouraged Ohio Country tribes to unite and to rise up against the British.