Editing 1763 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 27]] &ndash; The seat of colonial administration in the [[Viceroyalty of Brazil]] is moved from [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]].
* [[February 1]] &ndash; The colonial authorities in the [[Province of North Carolina]] establish [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] from the western portion of [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]]. The county is named for [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], who married [[George III]] in [[1761]].
* [[February 10]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]] &ndash; [[French and Indian War]]: The [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]] ends the war, and France cedes [[Canada (New France)]] to Great Britain.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[February 15]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Hubertusburg]] puts an end to the [[Seven Years' War]] between [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and [[Habsburg monarchy|Austria]], and their allies France and Russia.
* [[February 23]] &ndash; The [[Berbice Slave Uprising]] starts in the former [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] colony of [[Berbice]].
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Charles Townshend]] becomes [[President of the Board of Trade]] in the British government.