What did the Proclamation of 1763 establish?

• A. It opened western lands to settlement
• B. It prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent further conflicts with Native Americans.
• C. It granted more land to colonists
• D. It eliminated taxes to encourage settlement

Answer: (B)

After the French and Indian War, Britain tried to control how quickly colonists could push into new lands and to prevent costly frontier conflicts. The Proclamation created a boundary along the Appalachian Mountains and said colonists could not settle west of that line without British approval. This was meant to protect Native American lands and make frontier governance and defense easier for Britain. It did not open western lands to settlement, it did not grant more land to colonists, and it did not eliminate taxes. Some colonists ignored the boundary, which helped fuel the growing sense that Britain was limiting colonial independence.