The map most directly depicts the ways in which the British government attempted to do which of the following?

Question

Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) improve trade relationships with the colonists
A
improve trade relationships with the colonists
(Choice B) restrict the eastward expansion of indigenous people
B
restrict the eastward expansion of indigenous people
(Choice C) limit the westward expansion of British colonial settlement
C
limit the westward expansion of British colonial settlement
(Choice D) remove indigenous nations from North America
D
remove indigenous nations from North America

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(Choice C) limit the westward expansion of British colonial settlement.

This is often reflected in maps showing boundaries like the Proclamation Line of 1763, which was established by the British government to prevent colonial settlers from encroaching on Native American lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.