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Who caused a rift with Grenville in 1761?

  • William Pitt

  • Lord Bute

  • King George III

  • Lord Rockingham

Answer

William Pitt was a member of the Whig Party and he was appointed as Secretary of State for the Northern Department by Lord Rockingham in 1761. He caused a rift with Grenville because he was opposed to the King's decision to send British troops to the continent to fight in the Seven Years' War.
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