Chapter III: The Grenville Administration

1763. The new ministers 45
April. The _North Briton_, No. 45, and the general
warrant 46
Aug. The king's attempts to strengthen the
administration 48
Sept. Changes in the administration 49
Nov. Proceedings in parliament against Wilkes 50
19 Jan., 1764. The commons expel Wilkes 51
Violation of the privileges of parliament 52
Grenville's economy 53
Great Britain's colonial policy 54
1763. Defence of the American colonies 58
10 Mar., 1764. The stamp bill proposed 59
22 Mar., 1765. The bill enacted 60
American resistance 60
The right of taxation 62
Unstatesmanlike policy 63