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Proclamation Of 1776 And Louisiana Purchase 1803

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Proclamation of 1776 and Louisiana Purchase 1803

The context for each primary source within its historical era

The proclamation of 1763 was a royal decree by King George III of England following the

victory of the British troops against their rivals in the French and Indian wars. The proclamation

was issued on the 7

day of October 1763 to bar colonialist from encroaching on the lands of the

native Americans (George III, 38). The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 on the other was a historic

purchase of 82700 hectares of land west of Mississippi valley from France for a whopping $15

million (Brands et al., 79). This document was signed by Robert Livingston and James Monroe

who was acting on the orders of President Thomas Jefferson on the 30

day of April 1803 with

the sole intention of expanding the US borders westwards. The US was already in control of

New Orleans and had been accorded permission to use the Mississippi River, but they wanted to

extend their territories to cater for a large number of Native Americans.

The proclamation of 1763 stated that no single North America colonist was permitted to

establish settlement west of an imaginary line that runs through the Appalachian Mountains. The

royal decree targeted the governor and the commander in chief of the colonies of West Florida,

east Florida, and Quebec (“Milestones: 1750–1775 - Office of the Historian”). In fact, the

proclamation states that the Indians were the legal owners of these lands. The Louisiana Purchase

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of 1803, on the other hand, was in the form of a letter sent by President Thomas Jefferson to

Pierre Samuel du Pont France sold Louisiana to Spain (“Louisiana Purchase”). However, Spain,

later on, approached France to resell the vast tracts of land following the domination of the

British forces in the region.

After the Seven Years War, Britain had very vast territories all over North America

following their victory over their rivals and enemies. However, they were having a challenging

time to man and governed all these lands. Additionally, the British administration also expressed

their incapability to balance their intentions and the desires of the Indians. The colonialists

therefor expressed their dissatisfaction with the imperial rule in the North America. The

colonialist wanted to avoid any warfare that might be triggered by the confrontation between

colonialist and the Native Americans. They were not prepared resource-wise to engage in a

costly battle. Additionally, they did not have enough soldiers in case they were an uprising and

rebellion from the Native Americans. Instead, they wanted to focus their attention on setting

settlement along the seashores where the majority of the trading would take place along the

shores. Britain wanted to gain maximum returns from the ongoing trade that involved all nations

of the world they were all linked by the vast waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean.

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was pushed by the need for the US to expand their territories

westward. The Pinckney treaty dating 1795 had already settled the feuds between France and the

United States. The US was therefore permitted to navigate through Mississippi. They were also

granted permission to conduct trade from the shores of New Orleans. The port of New Orleans

was very critical to the economy of the US and therefore had to Louisiana from France to retain

control of trade within the locality (“Milestones: 1801–1829”)

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Insert Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Number Date Proclamation of 1776 and Louisiana Purchase 1803 The context for each primary source within its historical era The proclamation of 1763 was a royal decree by King George III of England following the victory of the British troops against their rivals in the French and Indian wars. The proclamation was issued on the 7th day of October 1763 to bar colonialist from encroaching on the lands of the native Americans (George III, 38). The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 on the other was a historic purchase of 82700 hectares of land west of Mississippi valley from France for a whopping $15 million (Brands et al., 79). This document was signed by Robert Livingston and James Monroe who was acting on the orders of President Thomas Jefferson on the 30th day of April 1803 with the sole intention of expanding the US borders westwards. The US was already in control of New Orleans and had been accorded permission to use the Mississippi River, but they wanted to extend their territories to cater for a large number of Native Americans. The proclamation of 1763 stated that no single North America colonist was permitted to establish settlement west of an imaginary line that runs through the Appalachian Mountains. The royal decree targeted the governor and the commander in chief of the colonies of West Florida, east Florida, and Quebec (“Milestones: 1750–1775 - Office of the Historian”). In fact, the proclamation states that ...
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