which of the following act, the british prime minister greinwill got approved in 1765 ?

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RPSC 2nd Grade Social Science - 2015 Official Paper

Answer 1

The British Prime Minister Greinwill got approved stamp act in 1765.

Key Points

The British government believed that colonies should serve the interest of the mother country.
Britain adopted mercantilist policies in colonial America which were designed to promote British economic interests mainly in the form of a favourable balance of trade.
Various Navigation Acts of 1651, 1660 and 1663 ensured that trade was carried to promote British economic self-sufficiency.
After the Seven Years War the British tried to pass on the burden of defence of America to the colonists as the burden of taxes in Britain was considered fairly high.
The Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 were the initial measures of the British Prime Minister Grenville to raise resources for colonial defence.
The Stamp Act was a tax on contracts, wills, newspapers etc.
Britishers also passed Currency Act in 1764 which prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency.

Hence, we can conclude that the British Prime Minister Greinwill got approved stamp act in 1765.