History GCSE
Proclamation Act (1763)
What Proclamation Act (1763) means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Proclamation Act (1763)
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Banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflicts with Indigenous peoples, following Pontiac's Rebellion.
Topics that use Proclamation Act (1763)
- Option P2: Key topic 2: A disrupted society, 1742–64 - 2 War in the colonies (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Colonial resentment
- Economic consequences of war
- Imperial rivalry
- Indigenous alliances
- Military strategy
- Territorial expansion
- Imperial dominance
- Pontiac's Rebellion
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