William Pitt, the Elder

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1. An English political leader of the eighteenth century. Pitt led the British government in the Seven Years' War. Although he opposed independence for the American colonies, he worked to change the harsh colonial policies of King George III and his ministers.

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William Pitt, the Elder

William Pitt, the Elder, argued in front of Parliament that it was unconstitutional to tax the colonies.

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He had fought well in Flanders against the French, and William Pitt the Elder recommended the stiff-necked young major general to run the siege of Quebec, France's major stronghold in America.

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He entertained Enlightenment thinkers in the sitting room, and in 1775 held negotiations there with William Pitt the Elder.

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In the Seven Years' War, William Pitt the Elder undertook, besides the great designs which built the British Empire, several extravagantly expensive miniature military exploits, for which his opponents hotly criticized him.

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At this time the fortunes of William Pitt the Elder were at full flood.

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