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What were the motives of both the British merchants and the Chinese government in the opium wars of 1839-1842 and 18506-1860?
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Why did the colonists oppose the intolerable act?
The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!
Who controlled the trade within the colonies of the British Empire?
wealthy landowners and merchants
Was British control of the American economy good for the colonies?
No. It was a good deal for British merchants and manufacturers but it had no advantage for the American colonists.
What are statements about Jay's Treaty?
The British agreed to give up their forts in the Ohio Valley if the Americans paid their debts to British merchants.
To reverse the balance of trade with China British merchants sold to Chinese smugglers.?
Opium
What did the British merchants want their government to do about the revolution?
British merchants wanted the colonies to be willing to buy their stuff. They'd just want a stop to it and a reinstatement of trade.
How did the English government plan to bind the Cherokees to restrictive trading agreements only with British settlers and merchants?
give them british money for goods.
Did the British trade policy upset American merchants?
American merchants complained that the British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other British markets that they could make money from.
How did the British merchants reaction to the boycotts reflect the economic importance of the colonies to British?
The merchants agreed not to buy British clothing and other items until Parliament eliminated the new duties.
What has the author H Quarles van Ufford written?
H. Quarles van Ufford has written: 'A merchant-adventurer in the Dutch Republic' -- subject(s): Biography, British, Foreign Merchants, Foreign relations, History, Merchants, Politics and government
How did british merchants respond to the townshend acts?
british refused to pay to house the troops.
The British Parliament enacted currency legislation that was intended primarily to benefit?
British merchants
Which country smuggled opium into China and initiated the Opium Wars?
British merchants had the habit of smuggling opium into China. The Chinese government was opposed to this, so blocked British shipping from entering Chinese ports. The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston (who was called 'the irreducible minimum of government, the cement of British politics') took offence to this and declared war on the Chinese.
Why did the british trade policy upset American merchants?
American merchants complained that the British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other British markets that they could make money from.
How did British merchants reaction to the boycotts reflect the economic importance of the colonies to Britain?
The merchants agreed not to buy British clothing and other items until Parliament eliminated the new duties.
Why did the colonist intolerable act?
The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!
Why did the colonists oppose the intolerable act?
The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!
