To quell unrest between the colonists and Native American tribes, King George issued a royal proclamation on October 7, 1763, that forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.
Three months earlier, royal Indian Agent John Stuart sent this broadside to the Cherokee informing them of the King’s intentions to protect “Indians in their just rights and possessions.” The proclamation line, as it’s known, was difficult to enforce and did little to halt colonists from settling on tribal lands.
