Multiple choice

Why did the King pass the Proclamation of 1763?

  1. to keep peace with the natives

  2. to remove the colonies from British rule

  3. To proclaim that he is now under the law

  4. to sell the land west of the Mississippi
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Explanation

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III to forbid colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflict with Native American tribes following the French and Indian War.

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