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Why did Lin Zexu write to Queen Victoria?
Why did Lin Zexu write to Queen Victoria?
- To ask for more opium to be sent to China
- To request British intervention to stop the opium trade (correct)
- To offer Chinese goods in exchange for opium
- To negotiate a trade deal with Britain
What did the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842 require the Chinese to do?
What did the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842 require the Chinese to do?
- Allow unrestricted British opium trade
- Increase taxes on imported British goods
- Grant extraterritoriality to Chinese traders
- Give up the island of Hong Kong (correct)
How did the Chinese react when British refused to stop the opium trade?
How did the Chinese react when British refused to stop the opium trade?
- They blockaded a foreign area in Guangzhou (correct)
- They appealed to other Western countries for help
- They sanctioned British traders
- They increased opium production in China
What practice allowed Europeans in China to live under their home country's laws?
What practice allowed Europeans in China to live under their home country's laws?
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What did the Qing Dynasty agree to limit in the Treaty of Nanjing?
What did the Qing Dynasty agree to limit in the Treaty of Nanjing?
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How did the British respond to the Chinese blockade in Guangzhou?
How did the British respond to the Chinese blockade in Guangzhou?
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