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- 1. (1712–70), British statesman; prime minister 1763–65. The Stamp Act (1765), which aroused great opposition in the North American colonies, was passed during his term of office.
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Dec 14, 2022 · George Grenville for APUSH is defined as a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765. His tenure marked a critical period leading to the American Revolution.
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Nov 21, 2023 · George Grenville (1721-1770) was a British politician who greatly influenced the desire for independence in colonial America. Grenville was a member of Parliament and Prime Minister of Great...
- The colonists viewed the Grenville acts as a sign of Great Britain's overreach. Angry and fearful, the colonists demanded representation. After for...
- George Grenville taxed the colonists to earn more money for Great Britain to recover from its debts. He believed that the colonies paid the least a...
- George Grenville was elected as Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1763 as the country was recovering from the end of the Seven Years' War in Franc...
- George Grenville served as Prime Minister in Great Britain and served in Parliment. His acts of taxation are important because they created reasons...
George Grenville (1712-1770) was a Whig politician, a member of the British parliament and prime minister of Britain between April 1763 and July 1765. He is best known as prime minister during the passing of the Stamp Act.
Biography. George Grenville came from a family of politicians. He became First Lord of the Treasury during a period of considerable political turbulence in the 1760s. His imposition of new...
Jun 8, 2018 · *Grenville, George* (1712–70). Prime minister. After training as a lawyer, Grenville entered Parliament in 1741 and held a number of junior posts from 1744.
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.
Grenville, George (1712–1770), prime minister, was born at Wotton, Buckinghamshire, on 14 October 1712, the second of the six sons of Richard Grenville (1678–1727), landowner and whig MP, and his wife, Hester (bap. 1684, d. 1752), the second daughter of Sir Richard Temple, third baronet, of Stowe, Buckinghamshire.
