Which of the following best describes the aftermath of Pontiac’s Rebellion? The British set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for American Indians, and the colonists withdrew. The British set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for American Indians, but the colonists refused to leave. The Ottawa Indians regained control of their original territory, which was west of the Appalachian Mountains . American Indians left the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to settle farther east.