Question

Why did the British government issue the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 1

Answer: prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia.

Explanation: The British government issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to stop the settlement in the west. According to the British, if it was already difficult to govern the colonies from the other side of the ocean, it would be harder to regulate trade and taxes in the west over the mountains.

Answer 2

To forbade colonial settlements west of the Appalachian mountains