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! Leader|| Dates || Policy | ! Leader|| Dates || Policy | ||
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| Pitt the Elder|| prosecution of Seven Years War | | Pitt the Elder|| colspan="2" | prosecution of Seven Years War | ||
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| Lord Bute|| 1760-1763|| mild reform | | Lord Bute|| 1760-1763|| mild reform | ||
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| George Grenville|| 1763-1765 | strong reform | | George Grenville|| 1763-1765 | strong reform | ||
|strong reform | |||
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| Lord Rockingham|| 1765-1766 || | | Lord Rockingham|| 1765-1766 || compromise | ||
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| William Pitt (the younger) & Charles Townshend|| 1766-1770 || strong reform | | William Pitt (the younger) & Charles Townshend|| 1766-1770 || strong reform | ||
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| Lord North || 1770-1782 || | | Lord North || 1770-1782 || coercion | ||
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| colspan="3" | | |||
* <small>'''reform''' = adjust policy to exercise British interests over those of colonies</small> | |||
* <small>'''compromise''' = attempting to meet colonial demands while pleasing hard-liners in England</small> | |||
* <small>'''coercion''' = demanded full colonial compliance</small> | |||
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