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The Proclamation of 1763
By: Rebecca, Quinn, and Mary-Ward

After the French and Indian War the colonist wanted to move west into the Native American Land of the Appalachians. The colonists starting fighting with the Native Americans and the British didn’t want to start another conflict or war. They sent in British soldiers to stop the fighting and defend their colonists. To make sure that the colonists didn’t settle west past the Appalachians the British government made the Proclamation of 1763. This document stated that the colonists were not allowed to go west into the Appalachians. It set a border for the land in which the colonists had.
 * __Describe the Act or Event__

__Why was it created?__ The Proclamation of 1763 was created in the British’s best interests. The colonists wanted to expand their land west into the Appalachians. The British didn’t want this because it was making a conflict start between the Native Americans and colonists. The French and Indian war had just ended and the last thing the British government wanted was another conflict or war that they would have to pay for. The Proclamation of 1763 was the way that the British government set the boundaries for the colonists of what land they had and could have. The British made the Proclamation of 1763 so that they would not have to pay for another war and so that they could bring back their soldiers who were defending the colonists. || || media type="file" key="proclamation of 1763 recordin.wma" width="178" height="178" align="right" || It was a plain and simple agreement for the British, but not at all for the colonists. It did not state some things that were meaningful to the colonies. They had given their blood to go to war with the French and the Indians, they were not about to give up their land to some document. The colonists also had wanted to expand out west. They were thinking of this even before the French and Indian War had ever even started. Why would they want to hold back their lands for future colonies? They could have an army of colonies, like a real country. America could end up as big as England or even bigger, since the land was bigger also. They also thought they were under the East Mountains so they could be watched very carefully by the British. So they had lots of wagons go out west. To further expand their colonies they were thinking that the British couldn’t stop them.
 * __How did colonists react?__

__How did their reaction affect the British?__ The Proclamation of 1763 just went on to the long list of events that was basically about the actions of one side that was misunderstood by the other. Other events such as the Stamp Acts, The Sugar Act followed the Proclamation of 1763. || || media type="file" key="Rercording.wma" width="240" height="240" || The colonists reacted by mostly ignoring the proclamation and moving west. As they moved west, they successfully added many states to the land they already gained, including Tennessee and Kentucky. This is how the colonists reacted.
 * __How did the colonists’ reaction affect themselves?__

__What followed?__ The Proclamation of 1763 led to a multitude of events, including the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act and the Tea Act. This list of events resulted in the colonies uniting and boycotting British goods. Two years after the proclamation, the American Revolution (1775-1783) occurred. A year after the revolution began, the Declaration of Independence was written, demanding that the United States of America be independent from Britain. Works Cited “The Events Leading to Independence.” //U.S. History Online Textbook//. N.p., 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. . //Proclamation of 1763//. N.d. //Our Story//. N.p., 2011. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. . “United States of America: History—1763–1815, Founding of the Nation.” //Grolier Online//. N.p., 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. . || || media type="file" key="sound.wma" width="175" height="175" align="right" ||