Parliament of Great Britain

The act became effective on 1 June 1740, requiring seven years of residence and specific declarations for Protestant aliens to gain natural-born subject status.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, introduced the calendar reform bill in the House of Lords.

The Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 received royal assent, formally enacting the calendar reform.

The colonies greeted the 1766 declaration of unlimited parliamentary sovereignty with an outcry of horror.

After the Declaratory Act, Parliament never again directly imposed taxation on its colonies, except the Taxation of Colonies Act 1778 during the American Revolution.

On 18 March 1766, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declaratory Act, which accompanied the repeal and the amendment of the Sugar Act.

The act declared Parliament's authority the same in America as in Britain, asserting power to pass laws binding on the American colonies.

King George III tested Harrison's watch No. 2 in 1772, confirming its high accuracy.

In 1773, Parliament granted Harrison £8,750 for his achievements, though he never received the official prize.

The Parliament of Great Britain enacted the Quebec Act to define governance procedures for the Province of Quebec.

The act expanded Quebec's territory to include parts of the Indian Reserve, such as southern Ontario and Ohio.

The act addressed the lack of bishops for French Catholics, a result of previous British ecclesiastical policy.

Ulster Volunteer delegates met at Dungannon, and Grattan's Declaration of Irish Rights passed in Dublin.

The Westminster Parliament repealed the 1719 Declaratory Act, abandoning its claim to legislate for Ireland.

Pressed by Flood and Belfast-led Volunteer agitation, Westminster passed the Irish Appeals Act securing Irish legislative and judicial rights.

Parliament passed the Bank Restriction Act 1797, removing the Bank of England's requirement to convert banknotes into gold.

Two 1797 acts amended and continued the Bank Restriction Act, first to the next parliamentary session, then to the war's end.

Runs on banks in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland, and Durham, and a French invasion of Britain, shaped the act's timing.

An initial motion for union was legally rejected in 1799, defeated in the Irish House of Commons by 109 votes to 104.

The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Union with Ireland Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67) on 2 July 1800.

The Parliament of Ireland passed the Act of Union (Ireland) 1800 (40 Geo. 3. c. 38) on 1 August 1800, a month after the British act.

The acts came into force between 31 December 1800 and 1 January 1801, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.