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What did the British do to keep colonists from moving westward?

The proclomation of 1763 prevented the colonists from moving west because of the probabilty of Indian attack


What was the name of the only American Indian to help the english during the french and indian war?

Pontiac. Shortly after the war though, he started the Pontiac rebelllion which forcced King George the III to make the proclamation of 1763 so that his british colonists couldn't live west of the Appalacian Mountains.


Who lost the most territory from 1753 to 1763?

France. In 1763, the English gained all land to the East of the Mississippi River, and Spain gained all land to the West of the Mississippi River. Because of this Spain lost their colony of Florida to the English. The French land was split between the English and the Spanish. But the Proclamation of 1763 forbade the English settlers from crossing the Appalachain Mountains. So, the English hardly gained any land. They handed their lands West of the Appalachians to the Indians living there.


How would you describe the proclamation of 1763?

The proclamation of 1763 was about the colonist in the colonies not being allowed to move in to the area the fought for in the french and Indian war because the colonist were causing problems with the Indians who lived on that land.


What action drove the native Americans toward Pontiac's rebellion?

In 1763 the Governor-general, Sir Jeffrey Amherst told the Indian tribes that the colonies would no longer make annual gifts to the tribes, and this was taken as an insult. Colonists continued to encroach on Indian lands, and did so even after the Proclamation of 1763 that attempted to restrict westward expansion.

Related Questions

What was decided by the French and Indian War?

the french and Indian war (1754-1763) gave the English control over much of North America.


What was decided the French and Indian war?

the french and Indian war (1754-1763) gave the English control over much of North America.


What decided by the french and Indian war?

the french and Indian war (1754-1763) gave the English control over much of North America.


How long was the French Indian War?

The US Frontier Wars officially ended in 1890 at the Battle of Wounded Knee. They began shortly after the Pilgrams landed in 1620.


What year did the French and Indian War start?

The French and Indian War started in 1754 and ended in 1763.


Which act closed western frontier to settlement to the colonists?

I think the answer is Proclamation of 1763


What were effects of the proclamation of 1763?

The effect was it closed off the frontier to colonial expansion.


What document ended the French and Indian War?

Proclamation of 1763


What was signed on 1763 in American history?

1763 Treaty of Paris (French and Indian War)


When did the Native Americans attack English settlement in the Ohio Valley?

The Native Americans attacked English settlements in the Ohio Valley during the year of 1763, after the end of the French and Indian War.


What forbade the English colonists from settling on the lands west of the Appalachian mountains?

In the 1700’s it was frontier and remote areas. They were busy with settling the east coast and the English government in 1763 passed a proclamation that the lands west were not to be settled trying to make peace with the Native Americans


The French and Indian War ended in?

1763