Proclamation Act Of 1763

Proclamation Act of 1763


        The Proclamation Act of 1763 was a major change for both the English and

the French.  For the English, they wanted to assimilate the French.  This was

necessary for two reasons.

        One, the British had, after all, conquered them, and wished to create a

full British Empire.  They thought that the only way to do this was to

assimilate all other cultures (except the Natives) into their culture.

        Two, the French were still a threat, and Quebec was the foothold in the

New World for France.  The mother country, France, could send armies to New

France and attack the British.

        The main purpose of the Proclamation Act was simple, assimilate the

French.

        The British needed to ensure that their culture was enforced in Quebec,

The Act also tried to encourage British settlers to come to New France, but,

unfortunately, the settlers did not want to come.  This was because the settlers

would rather move to a mostly British society, instead of a mostly French.

        Some other aims of this Act were: Limit the size of Quebec, cutting

Montreal from the Fur Trade, and also to reassure the Natives that their hunting

grounds, and fur trade would be protected and remain intact.

        Some of the terms of the Proclamation Act were as follows: settlement in

the Ohio and Mississippi was forbidden, and trappers, traders and settlers were

allowed in only with a license given from the crown, stating there reasons for

being in those two areas.  The French language was aThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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