Video: 'The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26'

(Thursday, February 10, 1763) — Britain, Spain, and France signed the Treaty of Paris today, ending the Seven Years’ War (also known as the  French and Indian War in North America), which involved most of the great powers of the time and affected Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines. Continue reading Britain, Spain and France sign Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years’ War 260 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1763) →

Video: 'Stamp Act of 1765'

(Friday, November 1, 1765) — The Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials be produced on stamped paper produced in London, went into effect today, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.

Video: 'History Brief: The Stamp Act is Repealed'

(Saturday, October 19, 1765, during the American Revolution) — The Stamp Act Congress, meeting today in New York, adopted a declaration of rights and liberties, stating that taxes passed without representation violated their rights as Englishmen.

(Wednesday, May 29, 1765) — Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act today before Virginia’s House of Burgesses, saying “Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George III… (Henry was interrupted by cries from the opposition)… may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.”

(Friday, May 3, 1765) — The first school of medicine in the American colonies, the Medical School of the College of Philadelphia (now the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania), was founded today.

Video: 'The Quartering Act'

(Sunday, March 24, 1765) — Parliament approved the Quartering Act today, which outlined the terms by which British soldiers would be furnished with free room and board in the American colonies. It went into force when King George III gave his royal assent on May 15, 1765.

Video: 'The Stamp Act of 1765'

(Friday, March 22, 1765) — The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act 1765 today to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.