the woodland indians
Who lived just west of the proclamation line?
The proclamation line of 1763 followed the Appalachian Mountains. This line was established by the British government to prevent further settlement by colonists west of the mountains.
The Proclamation Line was created on October 7, 1763.
The proclamation created a boundary line (often called the proclamation line) between the British colonies on the Atlantic coast and American Indian lands (called the Indian Reserve) west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
so the colonists wouldn't move west onto Indian land
The proclamation was that you couldn't settle west of the Appalachian mountains, to prevent another war on the frontier with Native Americans.
stopped the americans from moving west of the appalachian mountains.The proclamation of 1763 kept colonists out of Native American lands west of the Appalachian mountains. It also kept colonists out of the Fur trade.Cancelled all previouse land grants given to the colonies by past kings and parliments
The Proclamation line follow the Appalachian Mountains physical feature.
The colonists opposed the Proclamation of 1763 because it prevented them from settling in the west when most of them already settled in the west. So this mad them mad because that had to move back in to the 13 colonies. That is why the colonists opposed the proclamation of 1763.
The Proclamation of 1763 forbade the colonists from moving west.
appalachian mountains