Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1766
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| January 2, 1766 |
Governor Wright, alone but carrying a single-shot muzzle-loaded pistol, turns back the Sons of Liberty at the gate of the Governor's mansion. They had come to the mansion to protest the Stamp Act.
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James Wright |
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Stamp Act |
| January 3, 1766 |
Stampmaster George Angus serves a single day in the port of Savannah, making Georgia the only colony to actually have a stampmaster.
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Stamp Act |
| March 4, 1766 |
House of Commons votes to repeal the Stamp Act. |
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Stamp Act |
| March 17, 1766 |
House of Lords votes to repeal the Stamp Act |
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Stamp Act |
| March 18, 1766 |
King Georgia III signs bill repealing the Stamp Act, official as of May 1, 1766.
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Stamp Act |
| March 18, 1766 |
English Parliament passes the Declaratory Act.
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| May 21, 1766 |
The Georgia Gazette resumes publication |
| July 16, 1766 |
Georgia receives word that the Stamp Act has been repealed. |
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Stamp Act |
| November 19, 1766 |
Georgia Gazette reports that Samuel Bowen meets King George III
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| December 4, 1766 |
Pending issuance of required stamps, the port of Savannah closes. |
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