The result was that the British Parliament passed the 1764 Currency Act which forbade the colonies from issuing paper currency. This made it even more difficult for colonists to pay their debts and taxes. Soon after Parliament passed the Currency Act, Prime Minister Grenville proposed a Stamp Tax.
the founder and first king of Wessex. Egbert remained in exile in Francia but Charlemagne seems to have supported Egbert's bid for power and he became king of Wessex.
