How did the provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 change the territories of colonial empires in North America? Evaluate how this treaty specifically impacted British colonial policies in North America and became the catalyst for rebellion among its American colonists.

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What will be an ideal response?

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The ideal answer should include:
- Changes in North America: Britain benefitted the most; received all French positions east of the Mississippi River except New Orleans, which was ceded to Spain; Spain also received French claims in the trans-Mississippi region, which Britain had no interest in administering; Spain ceded Florida to Britain in return for its colonies in the Pacific and Caribbean that Britain had seized during the war
- Impact and consequences: three centuries of European imperial rivalry in eastern North America came to an end with the elimination of France as a colonial power in mainland North America; Indians in former French holdings resisted British occupation, resulting in Pontiac's War, and the resulting Royal Proclamation of 1763 unsuccessfully tried to establish the trans-Appalachian region as "Indian Country;" Britain now had to find a way to pay off its war debt, which meant taxing American colonists and setting the stage for rebellion