The Seven Years War (also called the French and Indian War) ended in early 1763. The Privy Council of the king recognized they had a problem. Indian nations in the lands ceded by France at the Treaty of Paris were friendly toward France and hostile to England and their many colonists. Also, England had no government in the new territories.
Issues Leading to the Proclamation of 1763
The Indians were hostile to England and the colonists because of the constant migration westward. Already by 1763 settlements extended to eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, on the west side if the Appalachian divide, and land speculators were making moves in the Ohio region. As more colonists crossed the ocean the pressure to occupy Indian lands would only increase. Preventing the colonists from moving west and from buying land from the native peoples was a possibility.
While the Privy Council was debating how to govern the new territories, what is now known as Pontiac’s Rebellion broke out in May 1763. The initial fighting was intense, with the Indian confederation taking eight English forts. The English knew they needed to issue orders to establish control of the frontier and regions beyond. This rebellion caused the king to move faster and perhaps farther than he otherwise would have.
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