3. What was the proclamation of 1763? Why were the colonists opposed to it?

The Proclamation of 1763 was an act of British government, according to which it was forbidden for the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains, which they believed it was unjustly, as they fought in the French and Indian war and believed they should be allowed certain benefits, including the possibility to settle new territories.

Explanation:

This Proclamation was brought so that colonists would not enter the conflicts with the Natives.

On the other side, colonists believed that British government is not appreciating enough all the things that they have done.

It was one of the disputes that eventually led to Revolution.

on this day in 1939, in response to hitler’s invasion of poland, britain and france, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on germany.

the first casualty of that declaration was not german—but the british ocean liner athenia, which was sunk by a german u-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. there were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. of those, 28 were americans, but president roosevelt was unfazed by the tragedy, declaring that no one was to “thoughtlessly or falsely talk of america sending its armies to european fields.” the united states would remain neutral.

as for britain’s response, it was initially no more than the dropping of anti-nazi propaganda leaflets—13 tons of them—over germany. they would begin bombing german ships on september 4, suffering significant losses. they were also working under orders not to harm german civilians. the german military, of course, had no such restrictions. france would begin an offensive against germany’s western border two weeks later. their effort was weakened by a narrow 90-mile window leading to the german front, enclosed by the borders of luxembourg and belgium—both neutral countries. the germans mined the passage, stalling the french offensive.