1766

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON has a slave he describes as a “Rogue & Runaway.” To be rid of him, he sells him to a buyer in the West Indies.

 

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THE STAMP ACT is repealed, although some members of Parliament favor using the army to enforce it. 

Declaratory Act. The repeal of the Stamp Act did not mean that Great Britain was surrendering any control over its colonies. The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” 

Resistance to the Quartering Act in New York. New York served as headquarters for British troops in America, so the Quartering Act (1765) had a great impact on New York City. When the New York Assembly refused to assist in quartering troops, a skirmish occurred in which one colonist was wounded. Parliament suspended the Assembly's powers but never carried out the suspension, since the Assembly soon agreed to contribute money toward the quartering of troops.

The Third Amendment will eventually be added to the U.S. Constitution, as part of the Bill of Rights, to address this quartering matter.