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Proclamation of 1763

Page history last edited by Aolanie Vargas 12 years, 4 months ago

 

 

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The red line shows the Proclamation Line.

 

 

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What the Proclamation of 1763 Was


 

     The French and Indian War was tough for the Colonists. When they won the war, Britain captured a great deal of land. The colonists were happy, and excited to settle in this new piece of land. However, shortly after winning the war, Britain tried keeping the colonists from settling in it. That’s when the Proclamation of 1763 came in.

     

     The British Government in the name of King George the III issued the Proclamation of 1763 on October 7th, 1763. It was a boundary line that prohibited settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. It separated white settlement, from Indian country. It was simply off limits to the colonists. Some of them were even planning on settling in it, or already settling in it. They made them move. The Proclamation line basically extended from the Atlantic Coast at Quebec, to the border of West Florida that was newly established.

 

 

Why The Proclamation Of 1763 Was Issued


 

     The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George the III. The reason for this was simple they did not want more wars. When the colonists would move into the Indian land, there where fights and many casualties. King George thought that if this was to happen another war would start. With war comes a great amount of debt, and Britain already had its share of debts, thanks to the French and Indian War. So he issued a law that described a line separating the land of the colonists from the land of the Indians which we now know as the Proclamation of 1763.

         

     The reason why England was not going to go to war was because they had already fought against the French and the Indians. The war against the French and Indians caused a great deal of debt for Britain, which was paid off by overtaxing the colonists with taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Tea Act. Britain was getting fierce recoil from the colonists when the Proclamation line was issued. This was because during the French and Indian War they were told if they fought and won the war they would receive land. In simpler terms, Britain told the colonists to fight for them and they'd give the colonists more land. However, Britain later said that they couldn't give the colonists the land that they won as a team so that they could avoid further war. there was one final reason that the act was issued this reason  not many people know about.

     

     The final reason why the british inssued this act was to make money. If the colonist where to move westrard it would be harder for colonist to trade with british traders. In result when king george found this out he decided to make the proclamation of 1763. This worked in his favor in many different ways. for example he saved money by not going to war with the indians. Furthemoer he made money by making the colonist close to the sea, so that he could have traders. In result this act helped the british a lot.

 

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1209>html

http://www.mrnussbaum.com?proc1763.htm

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/536603/Proclamation-of-1763

 

Video:

http://www.youtube.com?watch?v=h1209.html

 

-Haig Rickerby

 

 

 

 

The Patriot Point Of View


 

     The Patriots were very upset about the Proclamation. They thought that since they helped the British win the French and Indian War, it was only fair that they were allowed to settle on part of the land. However, this law prevented just that. The colonists were extremely upset, for now they were crammed into the minuscule colonies when they could have had a luxuriously large piece of property. This is one of the reasons that the Patriots rebelled.

 

     The colonists couldn't even purchase the Native American land. But they were dismayed to find that now they couldn't even travel there to visit. This made them even more angrier. Furthermore, colonial officials had to gain royal approval before granting lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. This gave the king a monopoly over the purchases of Native American lands. 

 

     But what bugged the Patriots the most at this point? Was it the fact that they were still English citizens? Or was it that Britain was now favoring its NEWEST citizens, the Native Americans? If you agreed with the first one, then you are correct. The Patriots thought that since they were still English citizens it should not be a privilege, but a right to settle on or purchase Native American lands. True, they didn't like that the Natives were being "favored" by the English government, but the colonists' citizenship and rights was what mainly concerned them at the time.

 

                                             ~Simran Dutta

 

 

This is a picture of the colonists, trying to cross the Proclamation line, not knowing that the Native Americans are waiting for their arrival.

 

 

 

 

 

The British Point of View


 

     After the Proclamation was issued the British, no doubt had a feeling towards the Proclamation of 1763.  It stated that no colonists may settle beyond the West of the Appalachians. Only the Native Americans can settle Westward. This led the British army to not uproar innumerable fights with the Native Americans. Not fighting in the West made the British feel guarded and out of harms way because the British did not have sufficient soldiers to win a fight against the Indians. They exactly wanted to avoid fighting with the Native Americans. They got what they wanted with the Proclamation of 1763.

 

    When the Proclamation issued the Native Americans to live West of the Appalachians, it gave the British officials control along the Westward migration. The British officials admired having control against the others. The British controlled the people who where coming in and out of the Westward region. Many Patriots weren't exactly happy with the Proclamation because they were supposed to be provided with land by helping in the French and Indian War. The British did not take that into consideration and they only let the Native Americans settle in the West. 

 

     The British did not let colonists move into the West because they caused fights. Ending the French and Indian War, the British could not afford to fight again. They had spent most of their money on the French and Indian War. The British had no more money to support the cost of weapons to win another war. If they lost another battle it would be a tragedy for the British. For these reasons, they could not engage in a new battle.

 

 

This showed a meeting that the British had together, discussing the Proclamation of 1763.

Source:

  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=ppwl&cp=5&gs_id=2&xhr=t&q=proclamation 

 

- Aolanie Vargas

 

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-Aolanie Vargas

 

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"Royal Proclamation of 1763." www. youtube.comYouTube, 30 Aug. 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1>.

 

-Simran Dutta

 

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