Great Britain suffered many defeat during the first years of French and Indian war. But in 1757, William Pitt came to power in the British government change the direction of the war. That he remained in power until late 1761.

The graph below shows great Britain’s annual defense spending, or the money the country spent on the military, between 1751 and 1764. Look at the graph. Then answer the question below

Based on the graph, what was significant about William Pitts leadership?

a. Pitt ended the war in 1759.
b. The British government increased defense spending after Pitt left office.
c. Pitt more than doubled Great Britain’s defense spending.
d. Pitt refused to spend more than 10 million pounds per year on defense.