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Lord North



North, Lord (1732–92), Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford, British prime minister (1770–82) under King George III. Lord North's colonial policies, such as the tea tax that inspired the Boston Tea Party, were contributing causes of the American Revolution.



See also: United Kingdom.

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