Royal Proclamation of 1763

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    what happened to the colonist before they declared independence from Great Britain. Many thinks had to happen before America became a free country, including the Navigation Acts of 166o, The French and Indian War, Pontiac’s rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and finally the Intolerable Acts. For the first few years, it looked as if we were going to lose our Independence; thankfully, we pulled out a win

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    Evaluate the extent to which the American colonies had developed a society different from that of the mother country by 1763.  By 1763 the American colonies developed a society different than the Mother Country due to religious, political, and economic differences. Religious toleration was established in the colonies whereas persecution was still occurring in England. In addition, the colonists extended concepts of liberty and self -government to a greater extent than the British did as well as developed

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    that you most likely heard of being the taxation without representation. This was probably the most talked about causes of the Revolution. However, many do not recognize this one factor, the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which would limit the Colonies land. The British had passed the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which would attempt to stop the Colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains and prevent the colonist from encroaching on the Natives land. The British had passed this law due to the

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    knit bands of men, who served together in defense of their own homes. They elected their own officers- usually men who did have some military training buy who also knew the territory well. This native morale was generally higher than morale in the Royal Army. The Americans knew where everything was and could hide in spots the British would never look, and this war, was the war Americans took

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    Commencement of Revolution Historians have stated that the American colonist “were never so British” after the French and Indian War in 1763, but in 1775 the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. There must have been many different events or beliefs that changed the American colonist views to declare their independence. A period of the “Salutary Neglect” was a policy that kept the colonists separate from Britain. This meant that the British could not impose on the rights of the colonies

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    states that they have no right to settle. That suggests there was even problems between the natives and British because they felt no one had the right to settle on their land. The proclamation of 1763 was issued in regards to land settlement of the colonies which caused more damage to political relations. The proclamation tried to tell the colonists they couldn’t settle in the Ohio River valley which they had previously won control of in a war. The British knew that the farther from the British coast

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    INTRODUCTION From the first contact between Aboriginal Peoples and European immigrants to the present day, the aim of Canadian government policy has been to assimilate the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. The attempted forced abandonment of their culture was perpetrated through a variety of strategies including force, aggression and legalities. While historians and politicians may disagree about the motivations of Canadian policy, the impact has been irrefutable. In efforts to create one unified nation

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    The fight for separation from Great Britain’s condescending control was engendered by the era of intellectual thinking as well as corrupt economical and political institutions, which ultimately paved the way for the birth of an independent United States. Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Benjamin Franklin inspired the colonists to delve into the problems in British rule, as well as to reconsider the value of their natural rights. Additionally, Britain’s ongoing quarrels with the Native

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    establishment in Quebec on St. Lawrence River; completely controlled by the King; population was 60,000, mostly Catholic; motivation was not economic (more interested in Caribbean islands) nor religious (Huguenots denied religious refuge there) 19. Proclamation of 1763: issued by British government after Seven Years War; prohibited settlement beyond the Appalachians (to provide security from Indians); outraged colonists, who ignored it anyways 20. Cajuns: name of the descendants (in Louisiana) of French

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    Journal 2 – The Relationship between the Europeans and the First Nations People Since the year 1608, when Samuel de Champlain made the first colony in present day Quebec City, the lives of the Aboriginal people have been forever changed both positively and negatively. In this period of time the two cultures had to quickly learn how to cohabitate the land. The relationship between the two nations was very important for the French because they had to rely on the First Nations peoples’ knowledge to

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