Question

guided reading cont. life in the american colonies new british policies true or false use your textbook to determine if each statement is true or false. write t or f in the blank next to the statement. if the statement is false, rewrite it to make it true. 1. following the french defeat, native americans were happy to trade with the british. 2. the movement of british settlers onto native american lands sparked pontiac’s war. 3. pontiac and his forces successfully forced the settlers from native american lands. 4. the proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the appalachian mountains. 5. colonists accepted king george’s right to restrict their freedom of movement.

Explanation:

1. After the French - Indian War, Native Americans faced more restrictions from the British, so they were not happy to trade. False.
2. The encroachment of British settlers on Native American lands led to Pontiac's War. True.
3. Pontiac's forces did not succeed in forcing settlers off Native American lands completely. False.
4. The Proclamation of 1763 was issued to prevent further conflict by restricting colonists' westward movement beyond the Appalachian Mountains. True.
5. Colonists were unhappy with King George's restrictions on their movement and did not accept them easily. False.

Answer:

1. F; Following the French defeat, Native Americans were not happy to trade with the British due to increased British restrictions.
2. T
3. F; Pontiac and his forces did not successfully force the settlers from Native American lands.
4. T
5. F; Colonists did not accept King George’s right to restrict their freedom of movement.