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They were 'afraid' of the Native Americans.

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The British had treaties with the Native tribes who had fought on their side in the French and Indian War.

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Q: What act prohibited American colonist from moving onto the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?
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What landform was crossed by American colonist when they headed west?

Appalachian Mountains


Why werent colonist allowed to move to the Appalachian mountains?

The colonists weren't allowed to move into the appalachian mountains, because that was the native americans' land.


Who gave the east of the Appalachian mountains to the colonist?

the people who had it before them aka the natives


Backcountry?

A name colonist gave to the rugged land near the Appalachian Mountains


What treaty prohibited American colonist from settling west of the Appalachian mountains?

The diplomatic document in question was the PROCLAMATION OF 1763, but this was not a treaty. Like other proclamations, it was strictly a statement of British domestic policy (which included its American colonies both in the United States and in Canada).


What did the proclamation of 1763 restrict?

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 prohibited settlement by British colonists beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The British government issued the proclamation in hopes of avoiding the expense of frontier warfare.


Why did the colonist feel like they had the right to venture out west of the Appalachian mountains?

because it lies west of the colonies:)


The Proclamation of 1763 stated that American colonists could not settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The main reason for this was?

the british government believed this would keep peace with native Americans . the colonist thought the british government should not interfere.


The royal proclamation of 1763 declared that colonist could not settle west of a line drawn north or south along?

appalachian mountains


When Great Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains Why did it alarm the colonist?

Boston mass


Why did colonist hate the proclamation act?

The only reason the colonists hated the '' proclamation act "was because they couldn't pass the (appalachian mountains).Okkbyee


Did the navigation acts did not allow colonist to leave there colonies?

The Navigation Act was decreed by King George III to prohibit any colonist from moving across the Appalachian mountains, but not necessarily out of their respective colonies. This law was decreed to protect the Native Americans who lived in the territory on the opposite side of the Appalachian mountains and to keep the colonists all together for better control and to more easily find them for taxing.