The Proclamation of 1763 The Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of 1763 What? • A royal proclamation When? • Issued in 1763 By Whom? • King George the III What did it proclaim? It forbid British colonists from settling in territory reserved for Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains How was it enforced? A permanent army of 10, 000 regular British troops would be used to enforce this proclamation

The Proclamation of 1763 • Why do this? – The purpose was to organize Great Britain's new territory and to stabilize relations with Native Americans by regulating trade, settlement, and land purchases. – Britain hoped the proclamation would help the Indians adapt to British rule and thus help to prevent future hostilities/violence between white colonists and Natives. – The proclamation also dealt with the management of newly ceded French colonies: Quebec, West Florida, East Florida, and Grenada.

The Proclamation of 1763 • How would troops be paid for after Britain’s national debt soared? – How else do you think? • TAXES (Sugar Act and Stamp Act) • What do you think the American colonists thought about this proclamation? – Many were angered by the fact that “their prize” was snatched away from them by King George III and that they now had to pay for troops to enforce the proclamation

The Proclamation of 1763 EXIT TICKET: Why do you think this proclamation was made – in other words, what’s the point?

The Proclamation of 1763 EXIT TICKET: Why do you think this proclamation was made – in other words, what’s the point? The proclamation closed off the western frontier (west of the Appalachian Mtns. ) to the colonists. King George III and his council presented the proclamation as a measure to calm the fears of the Indians, who felt that the colonists would drive them from their lands as they expanded westward. But, many colonists felt that the were being penned in along the Atlantic seaboard where they would be easier to control. Colonists were resentful that “their prize” was snatched away from them by King George III.