1762. Declaration of war against Spain by England; Havana conquered.
Martinique captured from the French by the English: restored the year following.
Death of Elizabeth, Empress of Russia; deposition and murder of her successor, Peter III; Catharine II usurps the throne. See "Usurpation of Catharine II in Russia," [xiii], [250].
1763. Peace of Paris, ending of the Seven Years' War: Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton ceded to England by France, and Florida by Spain; Louisiana to France by Spain.
Peace of Hubertsburg: Silesia confirmed to Frederick the Great.
Indians unsuccessfully besiege the English at Fort Detroit. See "Conspiracy of Pontiac," [xiii], [267].
1764. Catharine II secures the election of Stanislas Poniatowski as king of Poland.
Mason and Dixon begin the survey of the line determining the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
1765. Parliament passes the Stamp Act; formation of the Sons of Liberty; convening of the Stamp Act Congress. See "American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act," [xiii], [289].