1765

Events

• March 22 - The Stamp Act, the first direct tax levied on the thirteen American colonies by Great Britain, is passed by the British Parliament, effective November 1 of the same year.
• March 24 - The British Parliament passes the Quartering Act, requiring private households in the thirteen American colonies to house British soldiers if necessary.
• April 14 - Three days after getting the news that the Stamp Act has passed, American colonists invade the British Army arsenal near the New York City Hall and sabotage guns inside by spiking them.