How Did The British Government Sign The Proclamation Of 1763?

The British Government's stance on newly acquired land and imposed tax reforms caused anger and unrest among the colonists leading them to declare independence from them. This greatly effected not only the colonists but also their slaves by bringing unity to both rich and poor in the colonies and providing hope to the enslaved that they could have freedom.
After the French and Indian war, Britain acquired half of the French colonies in America. The British tried to force their desires on the Natives which upset them causing a conflict called Pontiac’s War in 1763. This war caused the colonists to take out their aggression on peaceful or defenseless Indians which lead the British Government to believe the colonial government was incompetent. Because of this, the British Government declared the Proclamation of 1763, which confined the colonists to the east of an imaginary line running down the spine of the Allegheny Mountains. They hoped that this would help to divide the two groups of people and create peace. Unfortunately for the British Government, this did not contain the colonists but only upset them. In spite of the new proclamation, Virginia speculators decided to go in and take the land by force. Several settlers killed several natives, angering one in particular
Someone shouted fire and the crowd grew. Seven soldiers came to rescue the army officer, and were also pelted with snowballs taunted with shouts of “kill them.” When one of them was knocked to the ground he screamed, “damn you, fire!” and the soldiers fired into the crowd injuring 11 and killing 5. This became known as The Boston Massacre, an event in which helped to further push the colonists against Great