The
Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the
United Kingdom government in the name of
King George III to prohibit settlement by British
colonists beyond the
Appalachian Mountains in the lands captured by Britain from France in the
French and Indian War. The motivation for the proclamation was a desire to avoid the expense of further wars with
Native Americans. The proclamation was largely ignored on the ground (in particular in settlements already established in the prohibited area) but its very existence created a large amount of resentment among the British colonists (especially in
Virginia) and was one of the factors leading to the
American Revolutionary War.