1765 in Canada

Incumbents

Governors

Events

  • May 18 – Fire destroys one quarter of the town of Montreal, Quebec.
  • The Stamp Act increases discontent. A Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City to protest the Act.
  • Reserve system in Canada begins with the provision of a tract of land for the Maliseet tribe.

Historical Documents

Nova Scotian describes Stamp Act unrest in Boston and calm in Halifax, 1765[1]

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Archibald Hinshelwood to Joshua Mauger, August 19, 1765, The Gilder Lehrman Collection, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. Accessed 7 October 2017 https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collections/6a466274-0656-4f28-92f3-641772644195


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