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  2. Royal Proclamation of 1763 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Constitutional history of Canada - Wikipedia

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    On February 10, 1763, France ceded most of New France to Great Britain. The 1763 Treaty of Paris confirmed the cession of Canada, including all its dependencies, Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Cape Breton Island to Great Britain. A year before, France had secretly signed a treaty ceding Louisiana to Spain to avoid losing it to the British.

  4. List of documents from the constitutional history of Canada

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    British Royal Proclamation of 1763 (October 7, 1763) Instructions to Governor Murray; Instructions to Governor Carleton; Quebec Act (June 22, 1774) Constitutional Act of 1791 (June 10, 1791) Ninety-Two Resolutions (February 21, 1834) Report of the Royal Commission for the Investigation of all Grievances Affecting His Majesty's Subjects of Lower ...

  5. List of Canadian constitutional documents - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Canada is a large number of documents that have been entrenched in the constitution by various means. Regardless of how documents became entrenched, together those documents form the supreme law of Canada; no non-constitutional law may conflict with them, and none of them may be changed without following the amending formula given in Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982.

  6. Numbered Treaties - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Proclamation occurred in 1763, and is considered to be the foundation of treaty-making in Canada. This proclamation established a line between the Appalachian Mountains from Nova Scotia to the southern region of the Province of Georgia , and prevented settlement beyond that specific area by settlers. [ 5 ]

  7. History of Canada (1763–1867) - Wikipedia

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    Starting with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, New France, of which the colony of Canada was a part, formally became a part of the British Empire.The Royal Proclamation of 1763 enlarged the colony of Canada under the name of the Province of Quebec, which with the Constitutional Act 1791 became known as the Canadas.

  8. 1763 in Canada - Wikipedia

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    1763–1766: Pontiac's Rebellion, an American Indian revolt, is suppressed by the English in Canada. Ottawa Chief Pontiac (c. 1720–1769) leads an Indian uprising but the British defeat the Indians. Thursday February 10 – By the treaty of Paris, France cedes to Britain, Canada and all the Laurentian Islands, except St. Pierre and Miquelon.

  9. Settler colonialism in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Royal Proclamation of 1763. The Royal Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George III, is considered one of the most important treaties in Canada between Europeans and Indigenous peoples, establishing the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Crown, which recognized Indigenous peoples rights, as well as defining the treaty making process, which is still used in Canada today. [7]