This forced some settlers to move back east and meant that many colonies would remain under military rule. The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to be a compromise that would protect the British empire, but colonists didn’t appreciate the limited opportunities for settlement. The Quartering Acts were also enacted at this time, which “required colonial assemblies to provide barracks and supplies for the soldiers” (Goldfield, ed., The American Journey: A History of the United States, 122). The Quartering Acts put colonists in a position of inferiority with regards to Britain and British troops, and this position was
This forced some settlers to move back east and meant that many colonies would remain under military rule. The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to be a compromise that would protect the British empire, but colonists didn’t appreciate the limited opportunities for settlement. The Quartering Acts were also enacted at this time, which “required colonial assemblies to provide barracks and supplies for the soldiers” (Goldfield, ed., The American Journey: A History of the United States, 122). The Quartering Acts put colonists in a position of inferiority with regards to Britain and British troops, and this position was