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Who dismissed Grenville's government?

  • The French President

  • The British Monarch

  • The US President

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Answer

King George III, the British Monarch, dismissed Grenville's government due to disagreements over the taxation of the American colonies. Grenville had proposed the controversial Stamp Act, which sparked widespread discontent and resistance among the colonists, leading to tensions between the British government and the American colonies.
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