When he became British prime minister, George Grenville
A. began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America.
B. believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war.
C. criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies.
D. believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long.
E. initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies.
Answer: D
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