On this day in 1763, King George III issued the Royal Proclamation which forbade all new settlements west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains, which was delineated as an Indian Reserve. Exclusion from the vast region of Trans-Appalachia created discontent between Britain and colonial land speculators and potential settlers. The proclamation and access to western lands was one of the first significant areas of dispute between Britain and the Thirteen Colonies and became a contributing factor leading to the American Revolution.
The Proclamation of 1763 dealt with managing former French territories in North America that Britain acquired following its victory over France in the French and Indian War and regulating colonial settlers’ expansion. The proclamation outlawed the private purchase of Native American land, which had often created problems. Instead, all future land purchases were to be made by Crown officials “at some public Meeting or Assembly of the said Indians”. British colonials were forbidden to settle on native lands, and colonial officials were forbidden to grant ground or lands without royal approval. Organized land companies asked for land grants, but were denied by King George III.
In the United States, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 ended with the American Revolutionary War because Great Britain ceded the land in question to the United States in the Treaty of Paris (1783). Afterward, the U.S. government faced difficulties preventing frontier violence and eventually adopted policies similar to the Royal Proclamation. The first in a series of Indian Intercourse Acts was passed in 1790, prohibiting unregulated trade and travel in Native American lands. In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court case Johnson v. McIntosh established that only the U.S. government, and not private individuals, could purchase land from Native Americans.
When Cerberus needs to go to the vet…
BADA BING!
Home schooling update: My child just said, “I hope I don’t have the same teacher next year.”
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have fallen so hard, it’s like they were pushed down the stairs and buried at a golf course.
Dog: We were wolves once, wild and wary, stealthy and cunning. Then we noticed you have couches.
I hope Elon Musk never gets into a scandal because ElonGate would be really drawn out.
Just read that 4,153,237 people got married last year, not to cause any trouble but shouldn’t that be an even number?
Someone just called, sneezed, and hung up. I’m getting sick and tired of these cold calls.
95% of the things I worry about never happen. Worrying works!
Welcome to fall where no matter what you pick to wear, you’re wrong.
In my next life I’m coming back with money and looks instead of all this sparkling personality BS.
Wanted: Someone to brush their teeth with me because 9/10 dentists say brushing alone won’t help tooth decay. No weirdos please.
I think ghosts are just people who died trying to fold a fitted sheet.
In my experience, adulthood is mostly piling stuff up on flat surfaces and then eventually having to clean off those surfaces. (or not)
I don’t care about men transitioning to women. I’m much more concerned about republicans transitioning to nazis.
Two men wearing more makeup than their wives just stood on stage and lectured 800+ military generals on how to be “real men.”
Generals and Flag Officers sat there thinking, “This is the DUMBEST son of a bitch on the planet.” Which one were they talking about? Take your pick.
Best moment of Hegseth’s speech was when he became emotional talking about the warrior ethos and his mascara ran.
I wonder how Pete Hegseth feels about fat presidents?
Trump Orders Bondi to Prosecute UN Escalator.
Christian nationalism is the American Taliban.
“How about we all come together and say, ‘Let’s stop attacking pedophiles.’” — Sen. Ted Cruz (R- TX). And if THAT isn’t the Freudian slip of the century; idk what is.
Some days you eat salads and go to the gym, some days you eat cupcakes and refuse to put on pants. Its called balance.
You really want to piss off all your friends at the end? Have a destination funeral.
Today is the birthday, in 1951, of American singer and songwriter, John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp, who had the 1982 US No.1 and UK No.25 single ‘Jack And Diane’, and the 1982 US No.1 album American Fool. He has had fourteen top 20 hits in the United States and holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit No.1 on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart, and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one, as Best Male Rock Performer for ‘Hurts So Good’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI
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