The Proclamation of 1763: Drawing a Line Across an Empire
Royal Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George III, October 7, 1763. Library and Archives Canada, e010778430. Public domain. When the French and Indian War ended in 1763, Great Britain emerged...
Remembering Pontiac, the Odawa War Chief
I’ve written before about the French & Indian War, which for several complicated reasons became a major cause of the American Revolution. Another thing it caused was a major upheaval in the...
February 10, 1763: The Treaty of Paris Ends the French & Indian War—And Kicks Off the American Revolution
This year we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It was signed in the midst of the American Revolution, which would not officially end until Great...
