USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Proclamation of 1763 was well-received by many settlers.
A
False
B
True
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was very unpopular with the colonists. For those living in the colonies, creating a boundary was not helpful because it did not address some of their biggest problems with the War.

Detailed explanation-2: -A desire for good farmland caused many colonists to defy the proclamation; others merely resented the royal restrictions on trade and migration. Ultimately, the Proclamation of 1763 failed to stem the tide of westward expansion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colonists strongly objected to the Proclamation of 1763. They resented that the British government was restricting their settlements and taking control of the west out of their hands. Colonial anger over the proclamation helped spark the 12-year crisis that led to the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -To that end, the proclamation organized new British territories in America-the provinces of Quebec, East and West Florida, and Grenada (in the Windward Islands)-and a vast British-administered Indian reservation west of the Appalachians, from south of Hudson Bay to north of the Floridas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most notably, the Proclamation of 1763 banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, infuriating colonists-including George Washington.

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