Question
Why were Georgians less angered by the Proclamation of 1763 than other colonists?
A.
It opened more coastal land for settlement by Georgia colonists.
B.
It granted the Georgia Colony a monopoly on trade with American Indians.
C.
It exempted the Georgia colonists from the taxes that were imposed on other colonists.
D.
It created a buffer colony between the Georgia Colony and Spanish settlements to the west.
A.
It opened more coastal land for settlement by Georgia colonists.
B.
It granted the Georgia Colony a monopoly on trade with American Indians.
C.
It exempted the Georgia colonists from the taxes that were imposed on other colonists.
D.
It created a buffer colony between the Georgia Colony and Spanish settlements to the west.
Answers
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The Proclamation and the settlements/administration set up after the 1763 treaty helped secure Georgia’s southern/western frontier (reducing Spanish and Indian threats), so Georgians didn’t resent it as much as colonists who wanted western land.
The Proclamation and the settlements/administration set up after the 1763 treaty helped secure Georgia’s southern/western frontier (reducing Spanish and Indian threats), so Georgians didn’t resent it as much as colonists who wanted western land.