Question

Which of the following statements best summarized british policy toward the trans-Appalachian west between 1763 and 1775?

A) Promotion of colonial settlement during the 1760s followed by restrictions on western expansion in the 1770s.
B) Restrictions on colonial settlement during the 1760s followed by promotion of colonial expansion during the 1770s.
C) Restrictions on colonial settlement during the 1760s followed by the incorporation of the west into the province of Quebec in 1774.
D) The incorporation of the west into the province of Quebec beginning in 1763.
E) Promotion of colonial settlement throughout the period.

Answer 1

B) Restrictions on colonial settlement during the 1760s followed by promotion of colonial expansion during the 1770s.

Step-by-step explanation:

The British policy was a way of trying to discourage the American colonists from settling west of the Appalachians but should only remain in the east of the Appalachians. This is because of the British administrative resources dwindling and also, inability to monitor and control them thereby preventing trade.