Lorenzo preferred Italian, since it was his native language
He modernized the Russian Navy. At the time, Russia's navy and military were falling apart but Peter the Great was able to turn it around and invade neighboring countries so that Russia would be able to use the Black Sea and many other valuable shipping ports.
I memorized these using the three Gs, Glory, God, and Gold. Glory for England, fulfilling God's plan of world conversion, and money for England.
The colonists didn't like this act and found it outrageous