By the 1830's, the british had become a major drug-trafficking criminal organization in the world. The East India Company shipped opium into Canton. It then got traded with Chinese manufactured goods for tea. It influenced them in many ways. It became a criminal activity after 1836, but the British traders bribed Canton officials so they would be able to keep the opium. They became so addicted that by 1837 chests of opium were produced and by 1837 it was 35,000. In 1836 the imperial government made opium illegal and decided to do something about this. They closed down the opium dens. The emperor wrote a letter to queen victoria explaining that the british government was not involed in the opium trade. The sailors ended up killing the messenger so Queen Victoria never got the letter. In August, 1842 the treaty of Nanjing ended bad. Hong Kong was handed over to the british. He opened new ports and Britian was called the "most favored nation"
Friday, December 18, 2009
opium Wars - Imperialism in China
The Opium War was a really big defeat china has gone through. It's also called the Anglo-Chinese War.
By the 1830's, the british had become a major drug-trafficking criminal organization in the world. The East India Company shipped opium into Canton. It then got traded with Chinese manufactured goods for tea. It influenced them in many ways. It became a criminal activity after 1836, but the British traders bribed Canton officials so they would be able to keep the opium. They became so addicted that by 1837 chests of opium were produced and by 1837 it was 35,000. In 1836 the imperial government made opium illegal and decided to do something about this. They closed down the opium dens. The emperor wrote a letter to queen victoria explaining that the british government was not involed in the opium trade. The sailors ended up killing the messenger so Queen Victoria never got the letter. In August, 1842 the treaty of Nanjing ended bad. Hong Kong was handed over to the british. He opened new ports and Britian was called the "most favored nation"
By the 1830's, the british had become a major drug-trafficking criminal organization in the world. The East India Company shipped opium into Canton. It then got traded with Chinese manufactured goods for tea. It influenced them in many ways. It became a criminal activity after 1836, but the British traders bribed Canton officials so they would be able to keep the opium. They became so addicted that by 1837 chests of opium were produced and by 1837 it was 35,000. In 1836 the imperial government made opium illegal and decided to do something about this. They closed down the opium dens. The emperor wrote a letter to queen victoria explaining that the british government was not involed in the opium trade. The sailors ended up killing the messenger so Queen Victoria never got the letter. In August, 1842 the treaty of Nanjing ended bad. Hong Kong was handed over to the british. He opened new ports and Britian was called the "most favored nation"
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