SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
triggered wars between Native American groups
|
|
|
angered the colonists who wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
|
|
|
sparked a boycott of British goods
|
|
|
led to riots in colonial cities
|
Detailed explanation-1: -They felt the Proclamation was a plot to keep them under the strict control of England and that the British only wanted them east of the mountains so they could keep an eye on them. As a result, colonists rebelled against this law just like they did with the mercantile laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
Detailed explanation-4: -How was the Proclamation of 1763 supposed to help calm the fighting between the Native Americans and the colonists? It was meant to prevent the colonists from moving on to Native lands and angering them.