jan 1, 1763 - Proclamation (Line) of 1763
Description:
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.Forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains & required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.
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Date:
jan 1, 1763
Now
~ 262 years ago