The Proclamation of 1763 forbade English colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains. Any settlers currently west of the mountains had to move back east. All English territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi Proclamation of 1763 forbade English colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains.
In 1763, at ethe end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. ... This royal proclamation, which closed down colonial expansion westward, was the first measure to affect all thirteen colonies.
First, Stephen Austin led settlers into Texas. Then, Texas rebels were wiped out of the Alamo. Then, Texas gained independence. Lastly, Texas became the 28th state.
