The Proclamation of 1763
The end of the French and Indian War opened many new opportunities to the colonists. One of them was moving west and exploring the land they fought for. The British had just won the French and Indian War and the French had granted the British with a lot of land. Very soon after the end of the war, Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation was meant to stop violence with the Indians and to be able to move some troops out of North America. It was also meant to calm the fears that the Indians had about the colonists moving and taking over their land. Although, many colonists believed the British wanted to keep them on the Atlantic coast so the British can continue to control them with a strong fist, despite the Atlantic Ocean between them. They helped fight for this land and they wanted to explore it. The proclamation did do something good for the colonists once they won the Revolution; it established the colonies of Quebec, East Florida, West Florida and Grenada (which was an island off the continent). It required that all the land that they now occupy was to be abandoned. The proclamation also included a list of prohibited activities and provided enforcement of new and old laws. Many Indians had sided with the French because the French were less hostile, so it was going to be hard to move them off the land Britain now owned. The king wanted to put troops along the proclamation line but Parliament disagreed. They did agree that the colonists will not respect the line without enforcement but they felt that it would create new problems which they were trying to avoid. Finally, they started focusing on improving fur trade to try to make peace with the Indians as that was there main living source.
The end of the French and Indian War opened many new opportunities to the colonists. One of them was moving west and exploring the land they fought for. The British had just won the French and Indian War and the French had granted the British with a lot of land. Very soon after the end of the war, Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation was meant to stop violence with the Indians and to be able to move some troops out of North America. It was also meant to calm the fears that the Indians had about the colonists moving and taking over their land. Although, many colonists believed the British wanted to keep them on the Atlantic coast so the British can continue to control them with a strong fist, despite the Atlantic Ocean between them. They helped fight for this land and they wanted to explore it. The proclamation did do something good for the colonists once they won the Revolution; it established the colonies of Quebec, East Florida, West Florida and Grenada (which was an island off the continent). It required that all the land that they now occupy was to be abandoned. The proclamation also included a list of prohibited activities and provided enforcement of new and old laws. Many Indians had sided with the French because the French were less hostile, so it was going to be hard to move them off the land Britain now owned. The king wanted to put troops along the proclamation line but Parliament disagreed. They did agree that the colonists will not respect the line without enforcement but they felt that it would create new problems which they were trying to avoid. Finally, they started focusing on improving fur trade to try to make peace with the Indians as that was there main living source.
- "Proclamation of 1763." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.
- "Proclamation of 1763." ***. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015.