CROWN LANDS
\kɹˈa͡ʊn lˈandz], \kɹˈaʊn lˈandz], \k_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n l_ˈa_n_d_z]\
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After the treaty of Paris, in 1763, a royal proclamation from Great Britain set aside all lands west of the colonies as " crown lands," exclusively under the jurisdiction of the home government, and as reserved for the use of the Indians. The colonies were forbidden to make purchase of, or settlement in, any of this reserved territory without the royal permission. After the Revolution this reserve was claimed by various States.
By John Franklin Jameson
