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8 de mar. de 2024 · George Grenville (born October 14, 1712—died November 13, 1770, London, England) was an English politician whose policy of taxing the American colonies, initiated by his Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765, started the train of events leading to the American Revolution.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
His best-known policy is the Stamp Act, a long-standing tax in Great Britain which Grenville extended to the colonies in America, but which instigated widespread opposition in Britain's American colonies and was later repealed. Grenville had increasingly strained relations with his colleagues and the King.
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14 de dic. de 2022 · George Grenville was the Prime Minister of Great Britain and was responsible for implementing policies that caused the American Revolution. His policies are known as the Grenville Acts, and included the end of Salutary Neglect, the Sugar Act, and the Stamp Act.
- Randal Rust
It was ratified by royal assent on March 22, 1765. Grenville was no longer in office when the howls of Americans reached London ears. By 1765, the relationship between Grenville and George III had deteriorated to the point of discord. Grenville was dismissed from office on July 10, 1765, and he almost immediately went to active opposition to ...
Grenville thus became one of the main supporters of the Stamp Act, probably the most inflammatory of all British policies in America. The Stamp Act was passed in March 1765 but was never effectively implemented due to protest and noncompliance in America. Grenville lost the confidence of George III, who forced his resignation in July 1765.
Carrera política. Accedió al Parlamento en 1741 por el distrito de Buckingham, condado al que siguió representando durante los siguientes veintinueve años, hasta su muerte en 1770. En diciembre de 1744 fue nombrado Lord del Almirantazgo en la administración del primer ministro, Henry Pelham.
11 de feb. de 2015 · Grenville’s ministry was marked by two major parliamentary controversies. The first was over the legality of general warrants, an issue provoked by attempts to censor the political radical John Wilkes and his populist attacks on Bute. Grenville insisted that the courts, rather than Parliament, should decide on this.
