Fill in the blanks:

Lord Wellesley become the Governor General in ______.

1796

Explanation

Lord Wellesley became the Governor General of Bengal in 1796. Lord Wellesley was Governor General of India from 1796 – 1805. He followed the policy of expanding the British Territory and the expansion was followed by the Subsidiary Alliance. Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance which was to bring the Princely States under the control of British. This alliance allowed the British to expand their army that too with the expense of the local rulers.