Statements (51)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
government ministry
|
gptkbp:challenges |
the_opposition_in_Parliament
|
gptkbp:createdBy |
1765
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gptkbp:discusses |
the_future_of_the_British_Empire
|
gptkbp:dissolved |
1766
|
gptkbp:duration |
approximately one year
|
gptkbp:established |
new trade agreements.
|
gptkbp:governmentType |
the support of independent MPs
|
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
American_colonies_relations
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gptkbp:hasMember |
gptkb:the_Whig_Party
|
gptkbp:historicalContext |
the_British_political_landscape
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rockingham's ministry
|
gptkbp:influenced |
the Enlightenment ideas
the_growing_sentiment_for_American_independence |
gptkbp:is_a |
later_reforms_in_British_governance
|
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in |
the political realignment of the 1760s
|
gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
political instability
economic challenges a commitment to parliamentary sovereignty a focus on domestic issues a focus on fiscal responsibility |
gptkbp:is_essential_for |
attempts at reform
|
gptkbp:is_involved_in |
trade policies
the role of the monarchy the management of colonial affairs the Seven Years' War aftermath the_American_colonies |
gptkbp:is_known_for |
civil liberties
liberal policies reduce government spending |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
Parliament of Great Britain
modern parliamentary democracy Whig ascendancy |
gptkbp:is_supported_by |
the Rockingham Whigs
|
gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
|
gptkbp:keyEvent |
British_political_history
|
gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
|
gptkbp:minister |
nan
|
gptkbp:notableFor |
the_repeal_of_the_Stamp_Act
|
gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:the_Tory_Party
|
gptkbp:precededBy |
Newcastle_ministry
|
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of |
gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth
|
gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:the_ministry_of_Lord_Chatham
Chatham_ministry |
gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
public discontent over taxation
the economic pressures of the time the previous administration's policies the_fallout_from_the_War_of_Austrian_Succession |
gptkbp:was_marked_by |
the influence of public opinion
internal divisions the_political_rivalry_with_Lord_North |