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Why did the Proclamation of 1763 upset many American colonists?

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Proclamation means an official announcement or law
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It forced them to pay a land tax.

It restricted their ability to trade with Spain.

It prevented them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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It prevented them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Explanation: The Proclamation of 1763 reserved lands west of the Appalachians for Native Americans to avoid conflict, which angered colonists (particularly settlers and land speculators) who wanted to move west after the French and Indian War.