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
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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.
Births
Full date unknown
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie, explorer, Born in Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. (died 1820)
Deaths
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