The Proclamation of 1763
Assess the British attempt to manage the new territory and the recognition of Indigenous land rights.
Key Questions
- 1What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
- 2How did it attempt to protect Indigenous lands?
- 3Why did it anger many American colonists?
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