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America 250: Britain looks to the colonies to pay off war debt

Although Britain now controlled all the land between the Mississippi River and the Atlantic coast, The Proclamation Line of 1763 limited settlement to the area east of the Appalachian Mountains. (Image from americanrevolution.org)

As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, the Gregory Times-Advocate is featuring a column periodically to recount key events and people that led to our country’s independence.

In the la…