CR - Just after the 7 years war

Question 1

What had Amherst done in 1763 to upset Native Americans?

Answer 1

Instituted a range of policies:
-As early as 1761, he cut back on gifts to the Native Americans
-He also restricted the amount of gunpowder and ammunitions the British could sell to the Native Americans (even though these were required for them to hunt and provide furs to trade)
-Alongside his fellow British officers, did little to conceal their contempt for the Native Americans

Question 2

What happened in Pontiacs rebellion (1763)?

Answer 2

-Ottawa chief, Pontiac, raised a revolt
-Native Americans seized 8 British forts on the frontier
-They besieged Fort Pitt (The gateway to the Ohio Valley)
-They raided colonial settlements in Pennsylvania and Virginia

Question 3

What was Britain’s response to Pontiacs Rebellion?

Answer 3

-Stationed a permanent standing army of 10,000 troops in their North American colonies to enforce the Proclamation Act
-The Proclamation Act (1763) - this act drew a boundary line between the British colonies and American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, creating a vast “Indian reserve”.

Question 4

What was awarded to Britain in the Treaty of Paris (1763)?

Answer 4

-The French colony of Canada
-All other French possessions east of the Mississippi
-The colony of Florida (exchanged for Cuba with Spain)