USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This angered the colonists. 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: -As the population grew, colonists wanted more farmland. Most of the farmland in the settled parts of the colonies was already taken. One way to get new farmland was by settling in the Ohio River Valley. The problem with the Ohio River Valley was that it was hard to get to over the Allegheny Mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -While Britain intended for the boundary line to alleviate tensions between Anglo settlers and indigenous peoples, eager colonists largely ignored the proclamation and settled beyond the boundary with few consequences from the government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The British felt that the crown had the right to the profits of the fur trade and the colonist had no right to interfere. This was the reason for the proclamation of 1763 forbidding settlements west of the mountains in tribal lands.