British Exploration; British rule in America (jan 1, 1763 – jan 1, 1763)

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As early as 1733, England had some claim to the northern part of Mississippi. Under its original English charter, the colony of Georgia included all the area between South Carolina and Florida extending “from sea to sea.” Although France had never recognized England’s claim to this land, English possession was clearly and legally established by the Treaty of Paris of 1763. But English officials soon realized that there would be many problems in trying to govern the vast territory they had recently acquired. As land-hungry Englishmen pushed into the interior after the French and Indian War, they encountered strong resistance from the Native Americans. In order to have more time to work out an agreement with the major Indian nations, the English government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which temporarily prohibited immigration into the territory between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.

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