What Was the Primary Purpose of the Proclamation of 1763

question 77

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• A) to end the slave trade
• B) to protect the Indians
• C) to open up more land for settlement
• D) to bring stability to the colonial frontier
• E) to prohibit Catholicism in the territory newly acquired from France

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