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30 de oct. de 2023 · On 5 April 1764, British Prime Minister George Grenville (l. 1712-1770) passed an act through Parliament that would become known as the Sugar Act.An extension of the existing Molasses Act of 1733, Grenville’s Sugar Act imposed a tax of 3 pence per gallon on molasses produced outside of the British Empire, as well as restricted the trade of other valuable colonial goods, such as lumber, to ...
An English Newspaper on the repeal of the Stamp Act. George Grenville facts. George Grenville (14 October 1712–13 November 1770) was Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party. He was one of the few prime ministers who never was given a title of nobility.
It was typical of Grenville that he raged over the curtailing of a painter’s office, but did not object in the least when about an important talk which Sandwich had with the Austrian ambassador he spoke to the King before acquainting Grenville with it.47 In fact, foreign affairs engaged his attention mainly when they bore on finance—witness his differences with Bedford, Halifax, and ...
1 de sept. de 2020 · Proposed by British Prime Minister George Grenville, the Sugar Act amended the Molasses Act of 1733, which had actually reduced revenues by encouraging smuggling. Key Takeaways: Sugar Act of 1764 The Sugar Act of 1764 was a law enacted by Britain to increase British revenues by preventing the smuggling of molasses into the American colonies and enforcing the collection of higher taxes and duties.
24 de oct. de 2023 · So, the decision was made by British Prime Minister George Grenville (l. 1712-1770) to send a standing army to defend the American colonies and check the illegal westward expansion. But the upkeep of such an army would undoubtedly be costly, an uncomfortable fact for the British Parliament, which had accrued mountains of debt fighting the Seven Years' War.
Biography: George Grenville was born into a political family. His father was an MP and Grenville entered parliament himself in 1741 as MP for Buckingham, a seat he held until his death in 1770. As a Whig, Grenville became a supporter of William Pitt the Elder and entered the Privy Council. Grenville earned the support of the King, becoming ...
30 de oct. de 2023 · Le plus grand partisan du Stamp Act, George Grenville, fut démis de ses fonctions le 10 juillet 1765 et remplacé au poste de Premier ministre par Lord Rockingham. Bien que Grenville soit resté au Parlement, sa révocation affaiblit les arguments en faveur du maintien du Stamp Act.
