The Proclamation Act of 1763

This royal decree, issued on October 7, 1763, prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. It also required settlers who had moved west of the Appalachians to return to the eastern side of the mountains.

The correct answer is A. Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware, describes the historic event when General Washington led his troops across the Delaware River to fight in the Battle of Trenton.

Explanation:

Washington Crossing the Delaware is an 1851 painting by German-born American painter Emanuel Leutze.

It is a commemoration of the crossing of Delaware by George Washington on the night of December 25 to 26, 1776, during the Battle of Trenton.

The painting is part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. There are many copies, one of which is in the West Wing of the White House.