Question

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Norton 2015
What was the significance of the boundary created by the Proclamation of 1763? (5 points)

Answer 1

The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.