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1763
February 10: The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War. After the war, the British continue to fight a number of Indian rebellions, including one led by Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa Indians. The financially draining war, combined with the increased military presence for protection, will be the impetus for many future taxes and actions of the British government against the colonies.
October 7: The Proclamation of 1763 is signed, forbidding settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. This area is to be set aside and governed as Indian territory.
1764
April 5: Grenville Acts pass in parliament. These include a number of acts aimed at raising revenue to pay for the French and Indian War debts, along with the cost of administering the new territories granted at the end of the war. They also include measures to increase the efficiency of the American customs system. The most objectionable part was the Sugar Act, known in England as the American Revenue Act. It increased duties on items ranging from sugar to coffee to textiles.
April 19: The Currency Act passes Parliament, prohibiting the colonies from issuing legal tender paper money.
May 24: A Boston town meeting is held to protest the Grenville measures. Lawyer and future legislator James Otis (1725–1783) first discusses the complaint of taxation without representation and calls for the colonies to unite.
June 12–13: The Massachusetts House of Representatives creates a Committee of Correspondence to communicate with the other colonies about their grievances.
August: Boston merchants begin a policy of nonimportation of British luxury goods as a form of protest against British economic policies. This later spreads to other colonies.
1765
March 22: The Stamp Act passes in parliament. It is the first direct tax on the colonies. The purpose of the tax is to help pay for the British military stationed in America. This act is met with greater resistance and the cry against taxation without representation increases.
March 24: The Quartering Act goes into effect in the colonies, requiring residents to provide housing for British troops stationed in America.
May 29: Attorney and orator Patrick Henry (1836–1899) begins the discussion of the Virginia Resolutions, asserting that only Virginia has the right to tax itself. The House of Burgesses adopts some of his less radical statements, including the right to self-government.
July: Sons of Liberty organizations are founded in towns across the colonies in order to fight against the stamp agents, often with outright violence.
October 7–25: The Stamp Act Congress occurs in New York City. It includes representatives from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. A petition against the Stamp Act is created to be delivered to King George III.
November 1: The Stamp Act goes into effect and all business is basically stopped as colonists refuse to use the stamps.
1766
February 13: Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) testifies before the British Parliament about the Stamp Act and warns that if the military is used to enforce it, this could lead to open rebellion.
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