1761February - James Otis gives a four hour speech against the Writs of Assistance
October - George III becomes King of England
1763The Seven Years war ends with the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg.
9 May - Fort Detroit attacked by Pontiac, thus begining Pontiac's Rebellion. (Ends 1766)
7 October - The Royal Proclimation by King George III, limits American Colonial expansion to the East of the Appellation Mountains.
1764Sugur Act passed by Parliament to offset expenses of the French and Indian War and to maintain Englands newly aquired territories.
The Currency Act passed by Parliament. Prevents the colonies from issuing their own form of legal tender.
May- James Otis raises the issue of taxation without representation in a Boston town meeting.
July- James Otis publishes "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved."
August - Boston merchants begin to boycott British luxury goods.
1765Quartering Act: required the colonies to provided barracks and supplies to British troops.
January - The Stamp Act enacted by Parliament
22 May - Virginia's Resolutions
6 June - The Massachussetts House of Representatives resolves to propose an intercolonial meeting to resist the Stamp Act.
7 October - The Stamp Act Congress meets in New York
19 October - Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress.
1 November - The Stamp Act becomes law in America.
20 December - James Otis delivers an oration against the Stamp Act before the Governor and Council in Boston.
176618 March - Repeal of the Stamp Act
18 March - The Declaritory Act. Parliament asserts its right to make laws binding on the Colonies.
Resistence to the Quartering Act in New York
1767The Townshend Duties go into effect.
Non-Importation: The colonist protest the new taxes by agreeing to stop importing British goods.
1768Massachusetts Circular Letter
June - The Sloop "Liberty" owned by John Hancock was siezed in Boston Harbor for Revenue Law violations by customs officials.
October - British Troops arrive in Boston to enforce the customs laws.
1769At the beginning of this year all thirteen colonies became united to and determined to preserve their liberties at all costs.
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