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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

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In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. ... This royal proclamation, which closed down colonial expansion westward, was the first measure to affect all thirteen colonies.
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In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. ... This royal proclamation, which closed down colonial expansion westward, was the first measure to affect all thirteen colonies.

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