The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution. For seven years England and their colonists had battled against the Native Americans. The war had originated in North America, but it quickly encompassed Europe, Africa, and India as well. Although the war had ended in 1760 in North America with England capture of Montreal, the conflict continued to rage in other parts of the world until 1763.
With the treaty they singned, England received control of all French possessions in modern day Canada as well as most of the territory east of the Mississippi River, including the Ohio Country. With England now in control, Native Americans in Ohio feared that colonists would move onto their lands, driving the natives further west as had occurred since the earliest English settlements in North America. To prevent this from taking place, Pontiac of the Ottawa Indians formed an alliance with several other tribes and attempted to drive the English from west of the Appalachian Mountains in 1763. This was known as Pontiac´s Rebellion.British authorities, already facing bankruptcy from the French and Indian War, sought to prevent further conflicts with the Native Americans because of the potential expense.England issued the Proclamation of 1763, which forbade English colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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