Multiple choice

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they –

  1. did not want to share the fur trade with the French

  2. resented the limits it put on westward expansion

  3. wanted to trade with everyone

  4. feared it would make Native Americans attack
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Many colonists had fought in the French and Indian War specifically to gain access to the fertile lands of the Ohio River Valley. They strongly resented the Proclamation of 1763 because it barred them from migrating and settling westward past the Appalachian Mountains.

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