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George Grenville served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from April 1763 until July of 1765. He hoped that by passing the Sugar Act smuggling would dwindle and revenues would increase.
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What were the grenville acts?
The Grenville Acts were a group of acts that included the Sugar Act, which lowered tariffs on sugar while increasing tariffs on molasses, The Currency Act, which made the colonists use British currency, the Stamp Act, which forced colonists to place stamps on all official documents, the Quartering Act, which required the colonists to house, clothe, and feed British troops, and the Tea Act, which placed taxes on tea.
How did the colonies respond to Grenville's laws specifically the stamp act?
some colonial refused defiantly to comply
True of false the high federalists hoped that the sedition act would curb republican criticism of government policy?
true
Was the stamp act before or after the sugar act?
After. The stamp act was added in 1765 and the sugar act was improved in 1764.
What did the government hope the Homestead Act would achieve?
Government hoped that with hard work ,pioneers could turn the plains into productive farmland.
Who led the sugar act?
Grenville
Prime Minister who urged passage of the Sugar Act?
George Grenville was the prime minister who urged passages of the Sugar Act.
Why did british passed Sugar Act?
Glen Grenville and Parliament passed the American Revenue Act (Sugar act) in order to off set the cost of nearly 10,000 British Soldiers in the Colonies.
What did the delegates to the stamp act congress hope to achieve by sending a pettition to the british king and parliament?
They hoped that it would end both the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act.
What did the delegates to stamp act congress hope to achieve by sending a petition to the British king and Parliament?
They hoped that it would end both the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act.
What did the delegates to the stamp act congress hope to achieve by sending petitions to the British king and Parliament?
They hoped that it would end both the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act.
What was the cause that led grenville to propose the sugar act quarting act and stamp act?
The large British debt incurred defending the colonies in the French And Indian War
Why did grenville propose the sugar act the quartering act and the stamp act?
to support there army with the money from the taxes
What were the grenville acts?
The Grenville Acts were a group of acts that included the Sugar Act, which lowered tariffs on sugar while increasing tariffs on molasses, The Currency Act, which made the colonists use British currency, the Stamp Act, which forced colonists to place stamps on all official documents, the Quartering Act, which required the colonists to house, clothe, and feed British troops, and the Tea Act, which placed taxes on tea.
What did the delegates to the stamp acts congress hope to achieve by sending a petition to the British king and Parliament?
They hoped that it would end both the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act.
What did George Grenville do with the American Reveloution?
George Grenville instituted the Currency, Stamp, and Sugar Acts which all outraged the colonists which in return led to the American Revolution.
Who was the First lord of the Treasury and later prime Minister who was responsible for some of the most outlandish taxes on the American colonies including the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
It was Prime Minister George Grenville.
