Question

5. The British smuggled and sold (a) Indigo to China (b) Cotton to China c) Opium to China (d) Coffee to China​

Answer 1

Answer:

option d

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

The British smuggled and sold option c) Opium to China.

Explanation:

• UK East India Company hired UK and US civilian traffickers to transport drugs, especially opium to China.
• Chinese smugglers purchased opium from British and Americans and moored off Guangzhou and distributed it throughout China through a network of Chinese middlemen.
• The British used the profits from the sale of opium to buy Chinese luxury goods such as Chinese silk and tea, which were in high demand in the West.

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