Royal Proclamation and Colonial-Indigenous Relations (1763–1783)

1. Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years’ War

   Feb 10, 1763Labels: Great Britain, France, Seven Years'

   • Britannica

2. Pontiac’s War pressures Britain to stabilize alliances

   May 1, 1763Labels: Pontiac, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley

   • NPS
   • Britannica

3. Royal Proclamation sets Crown-Indigenous land framework

   Oct 7, 1763Labels: Royal Proclamation, King George, Crown

   • CIRNAC
   • Wikipedia

4. Treaty of Niagara links Proclamation to wampum diplomacy

   Aug 1, 1764Labels: Treaty of, Sir William, Wampum diplomacy

   • Canadian Enc
   • Clements Lib

5. Treaty with Pontiac formalizes peace after the uprising

   Jul 1, 1766Labels: Pontiac, Sir William, Fort Ontario

   • NPS
   • Oswego Hist

6. Treaty of Fort Stanwix redraws the Proclamation boundary

   Nov 5, 1768Labels: Treaty of, Haudenosaunee, Proclamation boundary

   • NPS
   • Britannica

7. Quebec Act reshapes governance and expands Quebec’s reach

   Jun 22, 1774Labels: Quebec Act, Province of, French civil

   • Canadian Enc
   • Britannica

8. Quebec Act comes into force amid rising conflict

   May 1, 1775Labels: Quebec Act, Province of, Intolerable Acts

   • Canadian Enc
   • Britannica

9. American invasion of Quebec challenges British control

   Dec 31, 1775Labels: American invasion, Quebec City, Continental Army

   • Britannica
   • C2C Chron

10. Treaty of Paris recognizes U.S. independence and new boundary

    Sep 3, 1783Labels: Treaty of, United States, Great Britain

    • Natl Archives
    • HISTORY

11. Postwar boundary outcomes increase pressure on Indigenous homelands

    Sep 4, 1783Labels: Postwar boundaries, United States, British North

    • Natl Archives
    • Britannica

12. Legacy: Proclamation-era principles persist beyond 1783

    Dec 31, 1783Labels: Royal Proclamation, Treaty of, Long term

    • CIRNAC
    • Canadian Enc