Question

What did the Proclamation of 1763 called for?

Answer 1

Hint: A proclamation is a formal document issued by the City Council to recognize a particular time span (day, week, or month) in order to raise awareness of local efforts.

Complete answer:
The French dominated the fur trade from their bases in Canada prior to the French and Indian Wars. Everywhere along the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and the Missouri River, French traders traded with American Indians. The French did not settle in these areas. Instead, they focused on establishing trading posts.

The British took over the fur trade from the French after the French and Indian Wars. The western movement of American colonists placed the Indian tribes under pressure. During the French and Indian Wars, the Indians of the Ohio Valley fought alongside the French to prevent the colonists from moving west.

The Ohio Valley natives became angered by the colonists' western movement. The settlers faced a danger to the lucrative fur trade that was now helping England and assisting in the repayment of debts accumulated during the French and Indian Wars. To maintain peace with the Indians and the fur trade, the western settlement had to be stopped.

Any settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains was declared illegal by the proclamation of 1763.

Note: The colonists became enraged by the proclamation of 1763. They believed the proclamation was part of a scheme to keep them under England's tight surveillance and that the British only needed them east of the mountains so they could keep an eye on them. As a result, colonists, like others who opposed mercantile laws, revolted against this rule.