Road to Revolution

I.  The Proclamation of 1763

A. As a result of the French and Indian War, the territory east of the Mississippi River was given to the British

B. Shortly after Britain won the territory east of the Mississippi River, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763

1. The Proclamation of 1763 said that no colonists could settle west of Appalachia.

a. The Proclamation of 1763 created an Indian reserve west of Appalachia

b. The Proclamation of 1763 wasn’t intended to be permanent but just long enough for the British to control the expansion west.

c. The Proclamation of 1763 was supposed to avoid conflict with Indians (Native Americans) and remaining French settlers.

C. Colonists were outraged by The Proclamation of 1763.

1. Many colonists were outraged by The Proclamation of 1763 because they had already been granted land in the area west of Appalachia and the Proclamation would mean they would not get it.

Many colonists were outraged by The Proclamation of 1763 because soldiers who fought in the French and Indian war had been promised land in exchange for their service to the crown and would now not get what they had been promised.

George Washington is one of the soldiers who had fought in the French and Indian War and had been promised land in exchange for his service to the Crown.

Many colonists disagreed with The Proclamation of 1763 and settled in the west anyway.

The British government adjusted The Proclamation of 1763 so that already established settlements could stay but zero new ones.

The Proclamation of 1763 alienated colonial leaders like George Washington and began an attitude of separation.

As a result of The Proclamation of 1763, Colonists began talking of independence