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back country
Frontier region in Virginia and the
Carolinas between coastal settlements
and the Appalachian Mountains.
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pioneers
People who first settle an area.
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When and why did pioneers begin
settling in large numbers beyond the
Appalachian Mountains?
After the British victory in the French
and Indian War; reduced colonists'
fears of Indian raids and renewed
their interest in western lands.
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Pontiac's Rebellion
(1763) Unsuccessful effort by Ottawa
chief Pontiac and his allies to drive
out British settlers on the frontier.
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Why did Pontiac and his followers
fight the British, and what happened
as a result?
British encroached on their land;
Pontiac's forces destroyed several
British forts but were defeated.
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Proclamation of 1763
British proclamation banning colonial
settlement west of the Appalachian
Mountains.
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Why did King George III issue the
Proclamation of 1763, and how did
colonists respond to it?
To prevent conflict with Indians;
colonists opposed it, because they
wanted to settle western lands.