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Why did the british empire insisted on their right to trade opium with china?
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What two countries fought in the Opium Wars?
First Opium War
Why were the British eager to end the ban on opium in China?
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
What kind of problems did opium cause in china?
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
Which of these best explains why the British were eager to end the ban on opium in China?
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
Which best explains why the British were eager to end the ban on opium in China?
The British wanted to trade opium for China's resources.
What led to conflict between Great Britain and China in the mid-19th century?
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
What did the british gain from the opium war with china?
Hong Kong
How did the British weaken the Chinese empire?
They addicted the Chinese to opium, so the British can make a lot of money by selling opium to the Chinese
Did opium do any impact on China and the British?
The Opium Wars (two separate events) were between the Chinese and the British empire during 1839-1842 and again in 1856-1860. It began when the Chinese began restricting trade, the British in turn began selling opium to Chinese smugglers who in turn began distributing it illegally in China leading to widespread addiction and a downturn in economic productivity and political unravelling.
How do you write a paragraph about why British insisted on farmers growing opium in India?
The British insisted on farmers growing opium in India because of a trade deal with China. Tea became extremely popular in England, and by 1830, over 30 million pounds of tea was being imported from China. The rulers of China, the Manchus were unfriendly towards foreign merchants and their goods. Hence, there was nothing that England could offer to the Chinese in exchange for tea, except money. Doing so was a loss to the British treasury. Opium was used in Chinese medicine, but was banned for use due to its addictive qualities. The British started an illegal opium trade, and by 1839, there were an estimated 12 million opium smokers in China. All the supplied opium came from India and it formed an easy, cheap way to pay for the tea imported from China
Why the British were eager to end the ban of opium in china?
The opium trade was extremely profitable for the British, and thus they wished to end the ban of opium in order to resume the opium trade and make profits.
What were China's reason for rejecting British offers for trade?
opium
