1 janv. 1763 - Proclamation Line of 1763

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The Proclamation Line was a boundary set by the British government after the French and Indian War. It prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans. This line frustrated many colonists who wanted to expand westward. Many colonists felt this was another example of British control over their lives leading to growing resentment and a desire for their independence. George Washington along with many other of Virginas wealthy elites land was affected by this line wich ultimately aided in pushing the country into a clear ideological break from the mother country This tension contributed to the larger conflict that eventually sparked the American Revolution.

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