Select True or False for each of the following statements about the colonists reactions to the Proclamation of 1763.(4 points)

Question

True False
Georgians were unaffected by the proclamation because they had no claim to forbidden lands.

Colonists were angry that the crown was protecting the American Indians.

Colonists believed the king was trying to keep them close to the Atlantic coast so he could control them.

Colonists were pleased that they could peacefully share the new lands with Native Americans.

Answer 1

Here are the correct true or false responses for each statement about the colonists' reactions to the Proclamation of 1763:

1. Georgians were unaffected by the proclamation because they had no claim to forbidden lands.
   True
   (Georgians had little land west of the Proclamation line, making them less directly affected.)

2. Colonists were angry that the crown was protecting the American Indians.
   True
   (Many colonists felt that the crown's actions favored Native American interests over their own.)

3. Colonists believed the king was trying to keep them close to the Atlantic coast so he could control them.
   True
   (There was a perception that the Proclamation was a way to limit colonial expansion and maintain control over the colonies.)

4. Colonists were pleased that they could peacefully share the new lands with Native Americans.
   False
   (Most colonists were not pleased; they wanted to expand into western lands and resented the restrictions placed by the Proclamation.)