Demonstrating his lack of finesse, Grenville called the American colonists the ‘least taxed people in the world’ and demanded they pay a higher share of the British war debt through taxes. Under Grenville’s leadership, British officials came to view the American Colonies as a direct source of revenue.

George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. In 1754 Grenville became Treasurer of the Navy, a position he held twice until 1761.

Explaining his absence of finesse, George Grenville described the colonies of America as the ‘least taxed community throughout the world’ and ordered them to pay a high share of the war debt through taxes. To implement such policy of taxation he told the navy to rigorously execute the Navigation Laws.

Like Lennie, George can be defined by a few distinct characteristics. He is short-tempered but a loving and devoted friend, whose frequent protests against life with Lennie never weaken his commitment to protecting his friend.

Prime Minister George Grenville first aroused the resentment of the colonists in 1763 by ordering the British navy to begin strictly enforcing the Navigation Laws.

What was the main after-effect of the Molasses Act? British response to the American colonies importing cheaper molasses from France. This act caused smuggling to boom in the colonies.

The act thus granted a virtual monopoly of the American market to British West Indies sugarcane planters. Early colonial protests at these duties were ended when the tax was lowered two years later. The protected price of British sugar actually benefited New England distillers, though they did not appreciate it.

The Quartering Act: 1765 This meant that the colonists had to allow soldiers to stay in their homes and provide them with food, fuel, candles and transportation. Cause: British government left soldiers behind to protect the colonists from the Native Americans or French settlers in Florida.

Colonists were not represented in Parliament. Colonists didn’t want England ruling from far away. Colonists were frustrated with high taxation. Colonists had a negative reaction to the Boston Tea Party.

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• French and Indian War. War between the British and French who also teamed with the Indians.
• Proclamation of 1763.
• Sugar Act of 1764.
• Stamp Act of 1765.
• No Taxation Without Representation.
• Sons of Liberty.
• Townshend Acts.
• Boston Massacre.

What were the causes of and influences on the American Revolution? Some of the causes of the American Revolution were Britain’s economic demands of the colonies, a lot of colonists viewed themselves differently from Britans, and the lack of representation that the colonies.

Below are some of the key causes of the American Revolution in the order they occurred.

• The Founding of the Colonies.
• French and Indian War.
• Taxes, Laws, and More Taxes.
• Protests in Boston.
• Intolerable Acts.
• Boston Blockade.
• Growing Unity Among the Colonies.
• First Continental Congress.

Although the French and American people had several distinct and differing motives for revolting against their ruling governments, some similar causes led to both revolutions, including the following: Economic struggles: Both the Americans and French dealt with a taxation system they found discriminating and unfair.