WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to
A
Prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River valley
B
Avoid conflicts between American colonists and Natives
C
Allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region
D
Make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to appease Native Americans by checking the encroachment of European settlers on their lands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main reason that Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to –-To protect the colonists from conflicts with Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Proclamation of 1763 created enormous resentment among the colonists towards Britain. They felt that it was unfair of Britain to forbid them from settling on the land because they helped Britain fight for it during French and Indian War.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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