Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Act and Stamp Act In the French and Indian war the colonists fought with English soldiers against the French soldiers and the Native Americans. The French and Native Americans were friends, or allies, because of the fur trading they did together. Both sides wanted more land. Finally in 1763 a peace treaty was signed. In 1763 the English Government, which was made up of Parliament and King George III, made the Proclamation of 1763. This law said that the colonists could not move west of the Appalachian mountains. The English government did this to keep peace with the Native Americans. To make sure the rule was followed the English government sent many troops, or soldiers, to this frontier boundary. The colonists were angry because they had helped to fight for this land. The French and Indian War had been expensive for the English government to fight. The government needed money. They decided that that colonists should help pay for this debt. The English government created taxes to raise this money; and also sent more soldiers to the colonies to make sure that the money was paid. The English government also realized that the colonists had been illegally trading with other countries, because it was less expensive than trading with England. The things the colonists got from other countries were smuggled goods. The English soldiers also looked for smuggled goods and forced people to pay taxes. The English government needed some way to take care of all these English soldiers living in the colonies. They created the Quartering Act. Living quarters are the place someone lives. This act meant the colonists had to let English soldiers live with them. The colonists also had to pay to feed them. As another way to make money the English government was through a new Stamp Act. In 1765 the English government said that any paper items, like newspaper and marriage certificates, needed to have a special stamp. That special stamp cost money. The colonists decided to boycott the English paper. They stopped buying English things as a way to send a message to the English government to stop taxing them. In 1766 the English government repealed this law.