Pontiac's Rebellion: Colonial Settlements In The Treaty Of Paris

One outcome of the leaving out of Natives in the Treaty of Paris was that the ones in the newly established territory started attacking and raiding newer colonial settlements, such as Detroit. This became known as Pontiac’s Rebellion, which caused the British government to issue the Proclamation Line of 1763, which prohibited British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. They did this as a sort of compromise with the Natives, because technically speaking, they could have just driven them out with their force, but Parliament didn’t want to have to pay for another expensive war after just fighting in one. Some might say that was a lazy move, others, a strategic one, but whatever the reason this new law angered the colonists and would spark a conflict between them and the British government that would eventually lead to war and the creation of the United States. …show more content…
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