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1764 in Canada

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Events from the year 1764 in Canada.

Incumbents

Monarch: George III

Governors

Governor of the Province of Quebec: Jeffery Amherst
Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Louis Billouart
Governor of Nova Scotia: Jonathan Belcher
Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Edwards

Events

Main article: 1764

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1764–1765: The Sugar Act and Stamp Act, by which Britain aims to recover revenue from the American colonies, arouses local opposition.
James Murray becomes civil governor of Quebec, but his attempts to appease French Canadians are disliked by British merchants.
Canada is divided into two chief judicial districts (Quebec and Montreal). Martial law, in Canada, terminates.
Fort Erie is constructed. It is the first British fort to be constructed in the Canadian territories which were newly annexed from the French.

Births

Main article: births in 1764

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 1764

References

(11 August 2017). "Kings and Queens of Canada".
"Old Fort Erie History". Niagara Parks, Canada.

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