When he became British Prime Minister,George Grenville
A)believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war.
B)criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies.
C)began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America.
D)initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies.
E)believed the American colonists should help to pay for the administration of the empire.

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George Grenville believed that the American colonists should help pay for the costs of the British Empire, particularly the debts incurred during the Seven Years' War, leading to policies like the Stamp Act.

When He Became British Prime Minister,George Grenville