After the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763, known as the French and Indian War in North America), Great Britain instituted the Proclamation Line of 1763. The Line sought to create a lasting peace in British North America by limiting British colonial settlement east of the Appalachian Mountains.
In 1768, colonists and British Indian agents negotiated the Treaties of Fort Stanwix and Hard Labour to extend the boundary line further west. In 1774, the Shawnee-Dunmore War (also known as Lord Dunmore’s War) broke out as colonists attempted to push further west.
Join the Ben Franklin’s World podcast for an investigation of the Shawnee-Dunmore War during its 250th anniversary.
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Ben Franklin’s World is an award-winning podcast. It’s for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our world. Each episode features an interview with a historian who shares their unique insights into our early American past. It is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios.
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Photograph of Colonial Williamsburg American Indian Initiative Interpreter (Courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation).
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