Pontiac’s War Pontiac’s War and and

The Proclamation The Proclamation Line of 1763Line of 1763

French are out of the French are out of the Ohio ValleyOhio Valley

With the French out of North America, With the French out of North America, many colonists headed west to farm the many colonists headed west to farm the former French land.former French land.

With a constant arrival of new settlers With a constant arrival of new settlers this worried many Native American this worried many Native American tribes.tribes.

Relations with the Native Relations with the Native Americans WorsenAmericans Worsen

Many Native Americans Many Native Americans such as the: Seneca’s, such as the: Seneca’s, Delaware’s, Shawnees, Delaware’s, Shawnees, Ottawa's, Miami’s, and Ottawa's, Miami’s, and Huron’s tribes lived in Huron’s tribes lived in the Ohio Valley.the Ohio Valley.

When the settlers When the settlers moved into the Ohio moved into the Ohio Valley there were Valley there were constant battles with constant battles with the Native Americans. the Native Americans.

What the British What the British Planned?Planned?

The British sent Lord The British sent Lord Jeffrey Amherst to Jeffrey Amherst to keep order.keep order.

Amherst raised prices Amherst raised prices on British goods on British goods when they sold them when they sold them to the Native to the Native Americans.Americans.

He also allowed He also allowed settler to build forts settler to build forts on Native American on Native American lands.lands.

The Native Americans The Native Americans choose to follow Ottawa choose to follow Ottawa

Chief, PontiacChief, Pontiac How he felt about the British….How he felt about the British…. ““dogs dressed in red, who have dogs dressed in red, who have

come to rob us of our hunting come to rob us of our hunting grounds and drive away our game.”grounds and drive away our game.”

Pontiac started by attacking British Pontiac started by attacking British troops at Fort Detroit.troops at Fort Detroit.

Pontiac’s WarPontiac’s War In a few months, the Native In a few months, the Native

Americans captured most of Americans captured most of the British forts but the the British forts but the British soon regained most British soon regained most of their forts.of their forts.

The war did not last long The war did not last long after the Treaty of Paris was after the Treaty of Paris was signed because the Native signed because the Native Americans would no longer Americans would no longer be receiving French Aid.be receiving French Aid.

The Indian Nations stopped The Indian Nations stopped fighting and went home.fighting and went home.

Proclamation Line of Proclamation Line of 17631763

Pontiac’s War Pontiac’s War convinced the convinced the British to close British to close western lands to western lands to settlers.settlers.

The proclamation The proclamation drew an imaginary drew an imaginary line along the crest line along the crest of the Appalachian of the Appalachian Mountains. Mountains.

Proclamation Line of Proclamation Line of 1763 cont.1763 cont.

All settlers west of All settlers west of the line were to the line were to remove remove themselves at themselves at once.once.

To enforce the To enforce the law, Britain sent law, Britain sent 10,000 troops to 10,000 troops to the colonies.the colonies.

Few troops Few troops actually left the actually left the Atlantic coast.Atlantic coast.

How the colonist reacted to How the colonist reacted to the proclamation.the proclamation.

This Proclamation angered some This Proclamation angered some colonies because they claimed land in colonies because they claimed land in the West.the West.

The colonists had to pay for the The colonists had to pay for the additional troops.additional troops.

Many settlers just ignored the Many settlers just ignored the proclamation and moved west proclamation and moved west anyway. anyway.