This document was the basis for John Marshall's decision in Johnson v. M'Intosh [read: MACKINTOSH].
This document was the basis for John Marshall's decision in Johnson v. M'Intosh [read: MACKINTOSH]. The ancestors of the plaintiffs in that action shared George Washington's opinion that this document was "a temporary expedient to quiet the minds of Indians." This document initially failed in that task as the coalition of tribes that launched Pontiac's War might well have realized that by making the British Crown the sole purchaser of land west of the Appalachian Ridge, this document created a monopsony where great competition previously existed. For ten points, what is this document, issued by King George III to restrict the private purchase of land acquired from France by the Treaty of Paris earlier in the namesake year?
This document was the basis for John Marshall's decision in Johnson v. M'Intosh [read: MACKINTOSH].
Royal Proclamation of {1763}