1765 CE: The Stamp Act of 1765 is approved by Parliament and King George III, sparking protest in the American colonies.

1765 CE: The Virginia House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Resolves, asserting the colonists' rights as Englishmen and denying Parliament's authority to tax them.

1765 CE: In Boston, Massachusetts, a mob attacks the home of stamp distributor Andrew Oliver in protest of the Stamp Act; this marks the birth of the Sons of Liberty.

1765 CE: The home of Massachusetts Lt. Governor Thomas Hutchinson is ransacked by a mob in opposition to the Stamp Act; similar violence occurs in other colonies.

1765 CE: The Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City to protest the Stamp Act; a Declaration of Rights and Grievances is issued.

1766 CE: The unpopular Stamp Act is repealed by an act of Parliament .