the proclamation of 1763 divided british territory near fort pitt.
the proclamation of 1763 divided british territory near fort pitt.
where did the proclamation of 1763 divide british territory?
near fort pitt
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the royal proclamation of 1763 was issued by king george iii on october 7, 1763, following great britain's acquisition of french territory in north america after the end of the french and indian war and the seven years' war. this proclamation rendered all land grants given by the government to british subjects who fought for the crown against france worthless. it forbade all settlement west of a line drawn along the appalachian mountains, which was delineated as an indian reserve.
royal proclamation of 1763
the royal proclamation of 1763 organized on paper much of the new territorial gains in three colonies in north america—east florida, west florida, and quebec. the rest of the expanded british territory was left to native americans. the delineation of the eastern divide, following the allegheny ridge of the appalachians, confirmed the limit to british settlement established at the 1758 treaty of easton, before pontiac's war. additionally, all european settlers in the territory (who were mostly french) were supposed to leave the territory or get official permission to stay. many of the settlers moved to new orleans and the french land on the west side of the mississippi (particularly st. louis), which in turn had been ceded secretly to spain to become louisiana (new spain). however, many of the settlers remained and the british did not actively attempt to evict them.
indian reserve (1763)