1763Royal Proclamation of 1763

Royal Proclamation of 1763 establishes royal control in terr...
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1763
1775

📜 Royal Proclamation of 1763

Royal Proclamation of 1763 establishes royal control in territories newly ceded by France. To prevent further violence between White settlers and Native Americans, the Proclamation sets a western boundary on the American colonies. American colonies view this as a limitation on their previous rights to continue encroachment on Native American territory
Royal Proclamation of 1763 (1763)
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📢 Dunmore's Proclamation Offers Freedom to Enslaved People

Dunmore's Proclamation issued by Virginia royal governor Lord Dunmore, offering freedom to enslaved men held by rebel masters if they fight for the British
Dunmore's Proclamation Offers Freedom to Enslaved People (1775)
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