Will Kürlich Kerl
Banned
What happens if Great Britain's Parliament under Prime Minister George Granville didn't pass the Stamp Act in 1765?
At some point (I think it was just after the Stamp Act was passed), Granville met with delegates from the various colonies, and Benjamin Franklin asked him to do just that instead. Granville said that yes, it would be a nice idea - how should the fundraising be apportioned among the various colonies? The various delegates had to look at one another and admit they had no idea. Granville smiled and said that was exactly why.If I had been Granville I would have asked the colonies to raise the funds for defence rather than trying to raise it from London.
At some point (I think it was just after the Stamp Act was passed), Granville met with delegates from the various colonies, and Benjamin Franklin asked him to do just that instead. Granville said that yes, it would be a nice idea - how should the fundraising be apportioned among the various colonies? The various delegates had to look at one another and admit they had no idea. Granville smiled and said that was exactly why.
Desperate Sons, by Les Standiford. I don't like Standiford's repeated agnosticism to the question of how much the revolutionaries were motivated by ideological v. economic interests, but he gives a rather good record of the events.Do you have a source for this?