jan 1, 1763 - Royal Proclamation 1763
Description:
The Royal Proclamation made 'peace' with the French by giving them a larger Quebec, but also assimilated them by not allowing French or Catholics into government, and getting rid of their civil law.They also established the Proclamation Line, a place where no European settlement could be made across (a rule that was clearly broken later), in order to clear British-First Nations tensions.
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Date:
jan 1, 1763
Now
~ 262 years ago