2. The Conflict
Colonists wanted to settle the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River, but Native Americans already had.

3. Chief Pontiac
Ottawa Indian chief who organized a combined resistance to British Power in the Great Lakes area.

4. Action: Pontiac’s Rebellion
The uniting of Native American groups along the Mississippi to expel the British from their land.
The Native Americans attacked the colonies to protect their land.

5. Reaction Colonists British (King George III) Fight Back
Has to send British troops to help the colonists

6. The Solution-According to King George III
Tried to end the fighting between Native Americans and the colonists. In 1763, he made a proclamation, or public announcement.

7. Action: The Proclamation of 1763
Said that all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans. Any colonists settled there had to leave.

8. What the Proclamation Meant

9. Complete the Map on the Worksheet
Trace the line of proclamation in red.
Color the colonies blue
Color “Indian territory” green
Answer questions 4-7 using the map

10. More Reactions! Colonists King George III
Most ignored the Proclamation Act because they felt they were entitled to the land they had won for the British.
Sent British troops to help the colonists
Had to pay for the war
Passed the Quartering Act

11. Reflection Questions
How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
Even though, King George III saw the Proclamation as a solution to the conflict, in reality was it? Why or Why not?
How did this conflict and proclamation affect the British?
How did King George address this effect?
How are he colonists going to react to King George’s “solution”?
If the colonists would have honored the Proclamation of 1763, how might relations between the colonists and Native Americans have been different?
Why is this important?