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9 de nov. de 2009 · Shortly thereafter, George Grenville (1712-70), the British first lord of the treasury and prime minister, proposed the Stamp Act; Parliament passed the act without debate in 1765. Stamp...
30 de oct. de 2023 · The most prominent supporter of the Stamp Act, George Grenville himself, had been dismissed from office on 10 July 1765, and was replaced as prime minister by Lord Rockingham. Though Grenville remained in Parliament, the case for keeping the Stamp Act in effect had weakened with his dismissal.
- The Stamp Act was a tax imposed on the thirteen American colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain. It required the colonists to pay a tax on all...
- The American colonists resisted the Stamp Act of 1765 because they did not believe Parliament had the authority to tax them, since the colonists we...
- The Parliament of Great Britain repealed the Stamp Act on 18 March 1766, only a year after it had been passed.
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to the colonies in America, but which instigated widespread opposition in Britain's American colonies and was later repealed.
- Himself
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3. c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue ...
- 1 November 1765
- 5 Geo. 3. c. 12
- 22 March 1765
In March 1765, British Prime Minister George Grenville authored the act, which required that all newspapers and documents—including official court documents—in the North American colonies be printed on stamped paper from London.
George Grenville (1712-1770) George Grenville, best known as the driving political force behind the Stamp Act, was born October 14, 1712, the son of Richard Grenville, a Buckinghamshire member of Parliament, and Hester Temple. His elder brother was Richard, Earl Temple.
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