Complete the sentence about Permanent Settlement with the correct year: In ______ Charles Cornwallis was sent out to India to reform the company's practices.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1786
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal grew out of worries over how the East India Company collected land revenue. After William Pitt the Younger pressed Calcutta in 1784 to change the system, Charles Cornwallis was sent out to India in 1786 to reform the practices of the company.
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