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  1. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › sugar-actSugar Act, 1764, Summary, Significance, American Revolution

    George Grenville, Prime Minister of Britain, proposed the Sugar Act in order to raise money from the colonies to help pay Britain’s debt and to fund a standing army in Colonial America. Image Source: Wikipedia.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roanoke_ColonyRoanoke Colony - Wikipedia

    Hace 3 días · Dare County, North Carolina, US. The establishment of the Roanoke Colony ( / ˈroʊənoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The colony was first founded in 1585, but after only five years, when a ship visited the colony in 1590, the colonists had disappeared ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chancellor_of_the_ExchequerChancellor of the Exchequer - Wikipedia

    Hace 3 días · The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, [4] is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet . Responsible for all economic and financial matters ...

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Granville-GeorgeGranville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

    7 de may. de 2023 · Alabama claims. See all related content →. Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, in full Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, Viscount Granville of Stone Park, Baron Leveson of Stone, (born May 11, 1815, London, England—died March 31, 1891, London), British foreign secretary in William E. Gladstone’s first and ...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › William-Pitt-theWilliam Pitt, the Younger | prime minister of United Kingdom

    24 de may. de 2023 · William Pitt was the second son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham, a famous statesman of the mid-18th century, whose energy contributed much to Britain’s successful prosecution of the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) with France. His mother was Lady Hester Grenville, sister of George Grenville (who headed the government from 1763 ...

  6. www.britannica.com › event › Boston-MassacreBoston Massacre | History, Facts, Site, Deaths, & Trial

    17 de may. de 2023 · Why did the Boston Massacre happen? In 1767 the British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts , designed to exert authority over the colonies. One of the acts placed duties on various goods, and it proved particularly unpopular in Massachusetts .