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A great and necessary measure, George Grenville and the genesis of the Stamp Act, 1763-1765
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- Creator
- John L. Bullion
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- Language
- English
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- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 1982
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- xiv, 317 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780826203755, 0826203752
- OCLC
- ocm08283107
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 290-309.
- The background of colonial taxation October 1760-February 1763 -- A cautious beginning: Bute's ministry and American taxation, January-March 1763 -- "The particular habits of his life": some implications of Grenville's political and administrative character -- "The first great object": obstructing the Clandestine trade to American, April-November 1763 -- Taxing molasses, July 1763-March 1764 -- The search for new sources of revenue July 1763-March 1764 -- The politics of postponing the Stamp Tax March-December 1764 -- Preparing and passing the Stamp Act December 1764-February 1765 -- Dispensing places "of emolument and of influence" December 1764-July 1765 -- Thoughts and hopes about future American Revenue March-July 1765 -- "The author of all the troubles in America" August-December 1765