USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford KG, PC (13 April 1732 – 5 August 1792), better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was the 12th Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lord North was Prime Minister of Great Britain from January, 1770 to March, 1782. His early successes as Leader of the House and his efforts to cut the national debt brought him the confidence of a faction-ridden Parliament and the favor and friendship of King George III.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tea Act: The Catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Frederick North, Lord North, also called (from 1790) 2nd Earl Of Guilford, Baron Guilford, (born April 13, 1732, London, Eng.-died Aug. 5, 1792, London), prime minister from 1770 to 1782, whose vacillating leadership contributed to the loss of Great Britain’s American colonies in the American Revolution (1775–83).