A primary impetus for the British king issuing the proclamation, excerpted above, wasA. a series of armed conflicts between colonists and an alliance of Native American tribes, known as the Covenant Chain, led by Chief Pontiac.B. raids by Cherokee and the Creek warriors in the interior of Georgia and South Carolina following the "Trail of Tears."C. a bloody conflict, known as King Philip's War, waged by the Narragansett against encroachments by colonists.D. skirmishes between Virginia settlers and the Powhatan Confederation.

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