WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1765
Find out what all happened February to July 1765

The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies. (22. March 1765)

After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide. (9. March 1765)

American Revolution: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops. (24. March 1765)

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