| Ministerial Instability in Britain, 1760–1782 | ||
| Leading Minister | Dates of Ministry | American Policy |
| Lord Bute | 1760–1763 | Mildly reformist |
| George Grenville | 1763–1765 | Ardently reformist |
| Lord Rockingham | 1765–1766 | Accommodationist |
| William Pitt / Charles Townshend | 1766–1770 | Ardently reformist |
| Lord North | 1770–1782 | Coercive |