The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7 , 1763 , by King George III following Great Britain 's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years ' War , which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains .
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7 , 1763 , by King George III after Great Britain gained French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years ' War .