What did the Proclamation of 1763 called for?
1 Answer
A prohibition of European settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains to protect the lucrative fur trade.
Explanation:
Before the French and Indian Wars the French controlled the fur trade from their bases in Canada. French traders conducted trade with the American Indians throughout the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys even up the Missouri River. The French did not settle in these areas but concentrated on setting up trading posts.
After the French and Indian Wars the British took over the fur trade from the French. The Indians tribes were threatened by the western movement of American Colonists. The Indians of the Ohio Valley had fought with the French during the French and Indian Wars to block the western movement of the colonists.
The western movement of the colonists angered the tribes of the Ohio Valley. The settlers threatened to disrupt and destroy the lucrative fur trade that was now benefiting England, helping to pay off the debts incurred during the French and Indian Wars. The western settlement had to be stopped to preserve peace with the Indians and the fur trade.
The proclamation of 1763 made any settlement west of the Appalachian mountains illegal.
