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Prime Minister George Grenville later challenged Benjamin Franklin's statements that the American colonists should have representation in Parliament by claiming

Prime Minister George Grenville later challenged Benjamin Franklin's statements that the American colonists should have representation in Parliament by claiming Correct Answer the colonists had virtual representation in Parliament, meaning that Parliament represented all subjects of the British king.

Grenville's argument that the colonies of the British Empire had virtual representation was criticized in both Parliament and the American colonies as illogical and not at all founded in British law. The backlash against Grenville's policies led to the repeal of the Stamp Act later in 1766.

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