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The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
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Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)
Treaty between Great Britain and the Iroquois people
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty signed between representatives from the Iroquois and Great Britain in 1768 at Fort Stanwix. It was negotiated between Sir William Johnson, his deputy George Croghan, and representatives of the Iroquois.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Royal Proclamation of 1763
British declaration outlining government for North American colonies
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by British King George III on 7 October 1763. It followed the Treaty of Paris (1763), which formally ended the Seven Years' War and transferred French territory in North America to Great Britain. The Proclamation at least temporarily…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thirteen Colonies
British colonies forming the United States
The Thirteen Colonies were the English colonies and later British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America which broke away from the British Crown in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and joined to form the United States of America.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)