The Conflict Colonists wanted to settle the lands

The Conflict • Colonists wanted to settle the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River, but Native Americans already had.

Chief Pontiac • Ottawa Indian chief who organized a combined resistance to British Power in the Great Lakes area.

Action: Pontiac’s Rebellion • The uniting of Native American groups along the Mississippi to expel the British from their land. • The Native Americans attacked the colonies to protect their land.

Reaction • Colonists – Fight Back • British (King George III) – Has to send British troops to help the colonists

The Solution-According to King George III • Tried to end the fighting between Native Americans and the colonists. In 1763, he made a proclamation, or public announcement.

Action: The Proclamation of 1763 • Said that all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans. Any colonists settled there had to leave.

What the Proclamation Meant

Complete the Map on the Worksheet 1. Trace the line of proclamation in red. 2. Color the colonies blue 3. Color “Indian territory” green 4. Answer questions 4 -7 using the map

More Reactions! Colonists • Most ignored the Proclamation Act because they felt they were entitled to the land they had won for the British. King George III • Sent British troops to help the colonists • Had to pay for the war • Passed the Quartering Act

Reflection Questions 1. How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? 2. Even though, King George III saw the Proclamation as a solution to the conflict, in reality was it? Why or Why not? 3. How did this conflict and proclamation affect the British? 4. How did King George address this effect? 5. How are he colonists going to react to King George’s “solution”? 6. If the colonists would have honored the Proclamation of 1763, how might relations between the colonists and Native Americans have been different? 7. Why is this important?